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ROUNDUP

Syntax:

ROUNDUP ( x , number-digits )

Description: Computes x rounded up, away from zero, to the number of digits specified by number-digits. [Note: ROUNDUP behaves like ROUND3.17.7.275), except that ROUNDUP always rounds a number up. end note]

Arguments:

Name

Type

Description

x

number

The value to be rounded up.

number-digits

number

The number of digits to which x is to be rounded. If number-digits is greater than 0, x is rounded up to the specified number of decimal places. If number-digits is 0, x is rounded up to the nearest integer. If number-digits is less than 0, x is rounded up to the left of the decimal point.

 

Return Type and Value: number – The rounded-up value of x.

[Example:

ROUNDDOWN(3.2,0) rounds 3.2 down to zero decimal places; that is, to 4
ROUNDDOWN(76.9,0) rounds 76.9 down to zero decimal places; that is, to 77
ROUNDDOWN(3.14159,3) rounds 3.14159 down to three decimal places; that is, to 3.142
ROUNDDOWN(-3.14159,1) rounds -3.14159 down to one decimal place; that is, to -3.2
ROUNDDOWN(31415.92654,-2) rounds 31415.92654 down to two decimal places to the left of the decimal; that is, to 31500

end example]