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Q10629 - INFO: CEIL

CEIL returns the value of a specified variable, rounded up to the next integer value. 

SYNTAX:

CEIL(Cx)
where :
Cx is a conditional variable x

NOTES:

This Function always rounds up.

EXAMPLES:

V71= CEIL(V70)

Returns the value of V70 rounded up to the next integer value.

In the example above, note the three red arrows:

  1. A value that would normally round to 2 is rounded up to 3.
  2. A value that would normally round to -3 is rounded up to -2.
  3. A value that is only 1 ten-thousandth above 3 is still rounded up to 4.

 

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