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CEILING
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Summary

This function rounds a number up to the nearest multiple of a specified value.

Syntax

CEILING(value,signif)

Arguments

This function has these arguments:

Argument Description
value Number to round
signif Number representing the rounding factor

Use either both positive or both negative numbers for the arguments. Regardless of the sign of the numbers, the value is rounded away from zero.

Data Types

Accepts numeric data for both arguments. Returns numeric data.

Examples

CEILING(C4,B2)

CEILING(B3,0.05)

CEILING(R4C3,1)

CEILING(4.65,2) gives the result 6

CEILING(-2.78,-1) gives the result -3

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