Name: ceil

Type: function

Syntax: the ceil of <number>

Syntax: ceil(<number>)

Summary:

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

Introduced: 6.7

OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile

Example:

ceil(33.567) -- result is 34

Example:

ceil(-6.3) -- result is -6

Parameters:

number:

Any number, or expression that evaluates to a number.

Returns:

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

Description:

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

equal to a number.

The <ceil> function does not always <return(constant)> the <integer>

closest to the <number>.. For example, ceil(5.1)

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

5.

References: return (constant), function (control structure),

trunc (function), abs (function), floor (function), return (glossary),

integer (keyword)

Tags: math