SQL
Text Functions and Operators
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| **Description** |Selects the smallest value using lexicographical ordering. Note that uppercase characters are considered “smaller” than lowercase characters, and [collations](#docs:sql:expressions:collations) are not supported. |
| **Example** | `least('abc', 'BCD', 'cde', 'EFG')` |
| **Result** | `'BCD'` |