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How can I do a compare of columns and have the lowest number display in a new
column? example;
column a column b column c column d = lowest of a,b or c
0.498 0.53 0.5055 .498
0.22 0.3018 .22
1.77 0.031 etc.
0.033
0.734 1.72
0.026
0.022
0.075
0.926
0.115
0.075 0.0698 0.075 0.1091
18.003 0.079
0.11 0.1163 0.125
0.066
19.99 0.084
0.419 0.419
0.299

0.055 0.085 0.0408
0.103 0.114 0.12
0.31 0.198 0.2509
0.266 0.198 0.2509
0.263 0.198 0.2509
0.263 0.198 0.2509
4.25 4.782 4.25
0.8 0.409 0.409
0.845 0.538 0.51
2.47 1.55 1.49
0.41 0.266 0.25
2.54 1.608 1.48
1.5 0.79 0.78
1.39 1.185 1.115
2.35 1.846 1.54

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How can I do a compare of columns and have the lowest number display in a new
column? example;
column a column b column c column d = lowest of a,b or c
0.498 0.53 0.5055 .498
0.22 0.3018 .22
1.77 0.031 etc.
0.033
0.734 1.72
0.026
0.022
0.075
0.926
0.115
0.075 0.0698 0.075 0.1091
18.003 0.079
0.11 0.1163 0.125
0.066
19.99 0.084
0.419 0.419
0.299

0.055 0.085 0.0408
0.103 0.114 0.12
0.31 0.198 0.2509
0.266 0.198 0.2509
0.263 0.198 0.2509
0.263 0.198 0.2509
4.25 4.782 4.25
0.8 0.409 0.409
0.845 0.538 0.51
2.47 1.55 1.49
0.41 0.266 0.25
2.54 1.608 1.48
1.5 0.79 0.78
1.39 1.185 1.115
2.35 1.846 1.54

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