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[[Category:Functions]]
== Description ==

FUNCTION: {{function|ceil}}(''number'')

Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to ''number''.  ''number'' may be a floating point number, and an integer result is returned.

Related Topics: [[fdiv()]], [[floor()]], [[idiv()]], [[mod()]], [[round()]], [[trunc()]].

== Examples ==
:> say ceil(5)
:You say "5"
:> say ceil(5.2)
:You say "6"
:> say ceil(5.8)
:You say "6"
:> say ceil(-5)
:You say "-5"
:> say ceil(-5.2)
:You say "-5"


(--[[User:Soylent|Soylent]] 00:56, 3 December 2005 (EST))