Excel - Microsoft Excel MINA Function

Description

The Excel MINA function returns the smallest value from a supplied set of numerical values, while counting text and the logical value FALSE as the value 0 and counting the logical value TRUE as the value 1. 

The syntax of the function is : 

MINA( number1, [number2], ... ) 

where the number arguments are a set of one or more numeric values, or arrays of numeric values, that you want to return the smallest value of. These values can be supplied either directly to the function, as cells containing numeric values, or as values returned from other excel formulas. 

In Excel 2007 & Excel 2010, you can provide up to 255 number arguments to the Mina function, but in Excel 2003 or earlier, you can only provide up to 30 number arguments. 

Excel Mina Function Example

The following spreadsheet shows examples of use of the Mina function. 

The function formats are shown in the spreadsheet on the left and the results are shown in the spreadsheet on the right. 

Mina Function Error

If you get an error from the Excel Mina Function, this is likely to be the #VALUE! error: 

Common Error