ceiling

Determines the closest integer that is greater than a specified floating point number.

ceiling(number) → returns numeric

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See Also:   floor   round

Argument Reference

number numeric
Required

The number for which to get the ceiling

Examples
Sample code invoking the ceiling function 

ceiling(1.1)

Expected Result: 2

When ceiling an integer the result is equal to the value passed

ceiling(1)

Expected Result: 1

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