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{{Built-in|Ceiling|⌈}} is a [[monadic]] [[scalar function]] that gives the [[wikipedia:floor and ceiling functions|ceiling]] of a real number, that is, the least integer [[ | {{Built-in|Ceiling|⌈}} is a [[monadic]] [[scalar function]] that gives the [[wikipedia:floor and ceiling functions|ceiling]] of a real number, that is, the least integer tolerantly<ref>[[Robert Bernecky|Bernecky, Robert]]. [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/satn23.htm "Comparison Tolerance"]. Sharp APL Technical Notes. 1977-06-10;.</ref> [[greater than or equal to]] the given value. This operation is also known as '''round up'''. Ceiling shares the [[glyph]] <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>⌈</syntaxhighlight> with the dyadic arithmetic function [[Maximum]]. [[Comparison_with_traditional_mathematics#Prefix|Traditional mathematics]] derives [[Ken_Iverson#Floor_and_Ceiling|its notation]] and name for ceiling from APL. | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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=== Documentation === | === Documentation === | ||