Math.min.apply(0, array) - why?

Question

I was just digging through some JavaScript code (Raphaël.js) and came across the following line (translated slightly):

Math.min.apply(0, x)

Answer 1

Here is an example where we can get the MAX and MIN timezone offsets for the given year for a timezone. It returns the two changes for the year to account for DST and ST. (i.e. ST = 300 an DST = 360 for the timezone in question).

   var arr = [];
   for (var i = 0; i < 365; i++) {
       var d = new Date();
       d.setDate(i);
       var newoffset = d.getTimezoneOffset();
       arr.push(newoffset);
   }
   var DST = Math.min.apply(null, arr);
   var nonDST = Math.max.apply(null, arr);
   tw.local.stInt = DST
   tw.local.edInt = nonDST