Is there any command / function to tell what the value of this list that is closest to 20 (for example)?

Hi,

I have, for example, the following list of values.

102.0
105.7
116.5
128.3
134.0
137.3
0.080
0.160
0.200
0.240
0.320
0.390
0.400
0.470
0.550
0.600

Is there any command / function to tell what the value of this list that is closest to 20 (for example)?

Thanks

Answer 1

[the cyclist]

Not a single command, but simple enough. Assume x is your vector.

[minDiff,idx] = min(abs(x-20));
closestValue = x(idx);

[Nuno Simões]

Thank you very much!