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31*73d4fc9bSjmc.Dd $Mdocdate: August 14 2013 $
32df930be7Sderaadt.Dt CEIL 3
33df930be7Sderaadt.Os
34df930be7Sderaadt.Sh NAME
358a2f5500Sderaadt.Nm ceil ,
367ac6a943Smartynas.Nm ceilf ,
377ac6a943Smartynas.Nm ceill
38*73d4fc9bSjmc.Nd round to smallest integral value greater than or equal to x
39df930be7Sderaadt.Sh SYNOPSIS
4086f9d4cdStedu.In math.h
41df930be7Sderaadt.Ft double
42df930be7Sderaadt.Fn ceil "double x"
43df930be7Sderaadt.Ft float
44df930be7Sderaadt.Fn ceilf "float x"
457ac6a943Smartynas.Ft long double
467ac6a943Smartynas.Fn ceill "long double x"
47df930be7Sderaadt.Sh DESCRIPTION
48df930be7SderaadtThe
49df930be7Sderaadt.Fn ceil
50dfec5a15Sjasonfunction returns the smallest integral value
51df930be7Sderaadtgreater than or equal to
52df930be7Sderaadt.Fa x .
53dfec5a15SjasonThe
54dfec5a15Sjason.Fn ceilf
55dfec5a15Sjasonfunction is a single precision version of
56dfec5a15Sjason.Fn ceil .
577ac6a943SmartynasThe
587ac6a943Smartynas.Fn ceill
597ac6a943Smartynasfunction is an extended precision version of
607ac6a943Smartynas.Fn ceil .
61df930be7Sderaadt.Sh SEE ALSO
62df930be7Sderaadt.Xr abs 3 ,
63df930be7Sderaadt.Xr fabs 3 ,
64df930be7Sderaadt.Xr floor 3 ,
65287d7838Smartynas.Xr nextafter 3 ,
66350bb3b8Salex.Xr rint 3
67df930be7Sderaadt.Sh STANDARDS
68df930be7SderaadtThe
69df930be7Sderaadt.Fn ceil
70df930be7Sderaadtfunction conforms to
71df930be7Sderaadt.St -ansiC .
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