Name: ceiling

Synonyms: ceil

Type: function

Syntax: the ceiling of <number>

Syntax: ceiling(<number>)

Summary:

<return|Returns> the smallest integer greater than or equal to number.

Introduced: 7.1

OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile

Example:

ceiling(33.567) -- result is 34

Example:

ceiling(-6.3) -- result is -6

Parameters:

number:

Any number, or expression that evaluates to a number.

Returns:

The <ceiling> <function> <return|returns> an <integer>.

Description:

Use the <ceiling> <function> to return the greatest integer less than or

equal to a number.

The <ceiling> function does not always <return> the

<integer> closest to the <number>. For example, `ceiling(5.1)`

<return(glossary)|returns> 6, but `ceiling(4.99)`

<return(glossary)|returns> 5.

References: function (control structure), trunc (function), abs (function),

floor (function), return (glossary), integer (keyword)

Tags: math