MIN
Supported, behaves as documentedCategory: Statistical · Last tested 2026-08-06
Real, executed compatibility results for the MIN function across Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice Calc — verified by actually running it. Syntax and links to each vendor’s official documentation are below.
Support matrix
| Engine | Documented | Live-tested | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel | Yes | Not yet | n/a |
| Google Sheets | Yes | Not yet | n/a |
| LibreOffice Calc | Yes | Yes (25.8.7.3, 2026-08-06) | Supported, behaves as documented |
LibreOffice version history
We executed the same test cases under each LibreOffice release to show exactly when MIN’s support changed — not documentation claims, real results.
| LibreOffice version | Verdict | Tested |
|---|---|---|
| 24.2.0.3 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-07-19 |
| 24.8.7.2 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-07-19 |
| 25.2.0.3 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-07-24 |
| 25.8.7.3 | Supported, behaves as documented | 2026-08-06 |
Executed test cases
LibreOffice Calc 25.8.7.3 (tested 2026-08-06)
| Formula | Description | Result | Expected | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =MIN(A1:A5) | Smallest value in a simple numeric range | 1 | 1 | Matched |
| =MIN(A1:A4) | Negative numbers are correctly ordered below positives | -8 | -8 | Matched |
| =MIN(A1:A3) | Text values in the range are ignored, not treated as 0 | 2 | 2 MIN skips non-numeric text cells entirely rather than erroring or treating them as 0 |
Matched |
| =MIN(A1:A5) | A range with no numeric values at all returns 0 | 0 | 0 MIN of an empty/all-blank range is documented to return 0 |
Matched |
Docs & syntax
- Excel: official documentation
- Google Sheets: official documentation
- LibreOffice Calc: official documentation
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