ceil()

Given a real number, returns the smallest integer not less than its argument; that is, its argument rounded to the next highest number

Syntax
y = ceil(x)

Arguments
Name Description Range Type Required
x number (-∞, ∞) real yes

Examples

a = ceil(5.27)
returns 6

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