The CEILING function rounds a number up to the nearest integer multiple of specified significance.
Sample Usage
CEILING(23.25,0.1)
CEILING(A2,1)
Syntax
CEILING(value, [factor])
-
value
- The value to round up to the nearest integer multiple offactor
. -
factor
- [OPTIONAL:1
by default] - The number to whose multiplesvalue
will be rounded.factor
may not be equal to0
.
Notes
-
When
value
is positive,factor
must also be positive. -
When
value
is negative,factor
can be either negative or positive to determine which direction to round. -
CEILING
is most often used withfactor
set to a "round" number, such as0.1
or0.01,
in order to round to a particular decimal place.
See Also
FLOOR
: The FLOOR function rounds a number down to the nearest integer multiple of specified significance.
TRUNC
: Truncates a number to a certain number of significant digits by omitting less significant digits.
ROUNDUP
: Rounds a number to a certain number of decimal places, always rounding up to the next valid increment.
ROUNDDOWN
: The ROUNDDOWN function rounds a number to a certain number of decimal places, always rounding down to the next valid increment.
ROUND
: The ROUND function rounds a number to a certain number of decimal places according to standard rules.
MROUND
: Rounds one number to the nearest integer multiple of another.
INT
: Rounds a number down to the nearest integer that is less than or equal to it.