CEILING

CEILING nearest multiple of significance whose absolute value is at least ABS(x)

Synopsis

CEILING(x,significance)

Arguments

x: number

significance: base multiple (defaults to 1 for x > 0 and -1 for x <0)

Description

CEILING(x,significance) is the nearest multiple of significance whose absolute value is at least ABS(x).

Note

If x or significance is non-numeric, CEILING returns a #VALUE! error. If x and significance have different signs, CEILING returns a #NUM! error.

Microsoft Excel Compatibility

This function is Excel compatible.

OpenDocument Format (ODF) Compatibility

CEILING(x) is exported to ODF as CEILING(x,SIGN(x),1). CEILING(x,significance) is the OpenFormula function CEILING(x,significance,1).

See also

CEIL, FLOOR, ABS, INT, MOD.