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ceil

The ceil function rounds up an input numeric expression’s value to the nearest matching integer.

Alias: ceiling (ceiling and ceil are synonyms).

Syntax

    ceil(number)

Arguments

NameTypeRequiredDescription
numberint, long, or realYesThe value to round up.

Results

The smallest integer equal to, or greater than, the value of the specified numeric expression.