You can find the greatest integer
less than or equal to a number by
using the floor function, denoted
z
.
To put floor brackets around an expression
To find a greatest integer value
Evaluate
5.6
= 5
-11.3
= - 12
= 8
π + e
= 5
You can find the smallest integer
greater than or equal to a number
by using the
ceiling function, denoted
z
.
To put ceiling brackets around an expression
To find a smallest greater integer value
Evaluate
5.6
= 6
-11.3
= - 11
= 9
π + e
= 6
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