MAINSAIL Language Manual, Section 32.7

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32.7. ceiling

Figure 32–6. ceiling (GENERIC)
INTEGER
PROCEDURE   ceiling     (REAL v);

LONG INTEGER
PROCEDURE   ceiling     (LONG REAL v);

ceiling returns the smallest (LONG) INTEGER greater than or equal to v.

See Figure 35–16 for a table contrasting ceiling, cvi, floor, and truncate.

Example 32–7. Use of ceiling
ceiling(10.5)  =  11
ceiling(-10.5) = -10

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MAINSAIL Language Manual, Section 32.7