# MV_MIN

The MV_MIN function converts a multivalued expression into a single valued column containing the minimum value.

## Syntax

`MV_MIN(field)`

### Parameters

#### field

This is a multivalue expression.

## Examples

```esql
ROW a=[2, 1]
| EVAL min_a = MV_MIN(a)
```

**Retrieving the min value from a multivalued field**
```esql
FROM bag_of_numbers
| EVAL min = MV_MIN(numbers)
```
