public static Number MIN(Number[] vals) {
    try {
      Collection col = Arrays.asList(vals);
      Number min = (Number) Collections.max(col);

      return min;
    } catch (VirtualMachineError err) {
      SystemFailure.initiateFailure(err);
      // If this ever returns, rethrow the error. We're poisoned
      // now, so don't let this thread continue.
      throw err;
    } catch (Throwable t) {
      // Whenever you catch Error or Throwable, you must also
      // catch VirtualMachineError (see above). However, there is
      // _still_ a possibility that you are dealing with a cascading
      // error condition, so you also need to check to see if the JVM
      // is still usable:
      SystemFailure.checkFailure();
      return null;
    }
  }
Apply the Minimum function on given list of number

@param vals Array of number
geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/internal/admin/statalerts/FunctionHelper.java