Definition:Ceiling Function/Definition 3

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Definition

Let $x$ be a real number.


The ceiling function of $x$ is the unique integer $\ceiling x$ such that:

$\ceiling x - 1 < x \le \ceiling x$


Also known as

The ceiling function is also known as the least integer function or lowest integer function.


Also see


Technical Note

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\ceiling {x}\) is \ceiling {x} .

When the argument is a single character, it is usual to omit the braces:

\ceiling x