Define a set ordered by index?

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I have the following, which uses set-builder notation, and where double square brackets means take the fractional part:

$$a_k = \min\left\{ a_n\:\bigg|\:a_n =\left[\!\!\left[ \frac{nf_2}{f_1} \right]\!\!\right] \right\}_{n=1}^s$$

This reads:

$a_k$ equals the minimum value in the set, ordered by index, that contains all values of $a_n$, such that $a_n$ equals the fractional part of $nf_2$ over $f_1$, where $n$ can be considered the index of the each element, with the indexes ranging from $1$ to $s$.

For my purposes, I only require the value $k$, which is the index of the minimum value of the set in braces. I am unsatisfied with the notation I have currently, it detracts from readability. Despite searching, I cannot find any resources that do it better. There is a lot of disagreement when it comes to best set notation practice. I have found a million ways I could express this.

My questions are:

Is this notation clear enough? How would you write it? Would I be better off breaking down and simplifying my notation, supporting it with more descriptive text than I already will have to.

Thank you!