# Min (Decimal) | **Name** | ***Min (Decimal)*** | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Syntax | Min (Decimal first, Decimal second) | | Purpose | To return the smaller of two decimal values. | | Description | Returns the minimum of two decimal values. | | Return Type | Decimal | | Paramaters |

first \[System.Decimal] – First value

second \[System.Decimal] – Second value

| ![](https://3083465318-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FsR50Wa7EwZGlmPSAMkkf%2Fuploads%2F4ShacKDSVeOlLE40nsmi%2F0.png?alt=media) **Example** In this example, we are passing decimal values to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object. **Note:** This function also takes into account negative values. Where, *first* = 1.23 *second* = 3.21
In the output window, you can see that the smaller decimal value has been returned.