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math.ceil
math.ceil(number)
Description
Returns the smallest integer that is not less than the given number (rounding up). Will return 0 if the input is null or too big to fit in an int64.
Param data types
FLOAT
Return type
INT
Code samples
This section contains examples of using math.ceil
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Example 1
This example returns the ceil of a whole number.
math.ceil(2.000000) = 2
Example 2
This example returns the ceil of a negative number.
math.ceil(0-1.200000) = -1
Example 3
This example returns 0 as the ceil of a number that is too big for a 64 bit integer.
math.ceil(184467440737095516160.0) = 0
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Last updated 2025-07-14 UTC.
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