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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
CEILING.MATH

CEILING.MATH

Description

Rounds a number up to the nearest integer, based on the significance and mode that you specify.

Syntax

CEILING.MATH(
value
, [
significance
], [
mode
])
  • value
    : The number to round up.
  • significance
    : The multiple of significance to round the number up to. If you omit the argument, the function uses the value 1 for positive numbers and -1 for negative numbers.
  • mode
    : Applicable only to negative numbers. If you specify -1, the function rounds negative numbers down, becoming more negative. If you omit the argument or specify any other number, the function rounds negative numbers up, toward zero.

Example

Formula
Result
=CEILING.MATH(12.34)
13
=CEILING.MATH(12.34,0.1)
12.4
=CEILING.MATH(12.34,0.5)
12.5
=CEILING.MATH(12.34,10)
20
=CEILING.MATH(-12.34)
-12
=CEILING.MATH(-12.34,-1)
-12
=CEILING.MATH(-12.34,-0.1)
-12.3