?
In the set
(3, 5, 4, 6)
the number 6 is the highest value, the number 5 is the next highest value, and the number 4 is the third highest value -- right? So you order by desc, like this:
6
5
4
3
3 is the lowest value, 4 is the next lowest value, and 5 is the third lowest value, right? So if you wanted the third lowest value, you'd order by asc, like this:
3
4
5
6
Maybe I'm missing something -- not sure what "minimal value" is. (I knew I should have taken statistics...)