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# numpy.ma.MaskedArray.min

`MaskedArray.``min`(axis=None, out=None, fill_value=None)

  Return the minimum along a given axis.

  Parameters: | axis : {None, int}, optional Axis along which to operate. By default, `axis` is None and the flattened input is used. out : array_like, optional Alternative output array in which to place the result. Must be of the same shape and buffer length as the expected output. fill_value : {var}, optional Value used to fill in the masked values. If None, use the output of `minimum_fill_value`.
  Returns: | amin : array_like New array holding the result. If `out` was specified, `out` is returned.

  See also

  `minimum_fill_value`
    Returns the minimum filling value for a given datatype.