Manuals/calci/ROUNDUP

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ROUNDUP(number, num_of_digits)

  • Where 'number' is the number to round and
  • 'num_of_digits' is the number of digits to which the number is to be rounded.

ROUNDUP() rounds a number to specified number of digits away from 0.

Description

ROUNDUP(number, num_of_digits)

This function is used to round a number up away from zero, to specified number of decimal digits mentioned in the argument.

For Example,

ROUNDUP(67.8,0) returns 68 as a result.

ROUNDUP(6.83112,3) returns 6.832 as a result.

  • If 'num_of_digits' is omitted, Calci displays #NaN error message.
  • The number is rounded up to the specified number of decimal places, if num_of_digits > 0.
  • The number is rounded up to the nearest integer, if num_of_digits = 0.
  • The number is rounded up to the left of the decimal point, if num_of_digits < 0.
  • If any argument is non-numeric, Calci displays #NaN error message.

ROUNDUP() can also be used for multiple number array as -

ROUNDUP(2.55..7.55,1) that rounds the numbers from 2.5 to 6 in steps of 0.5.

Number ROUNDUP
2.5 3
3 3
3.5 4
4 4
4.5 5
5 5
5.5 6
6 6
  • ROUND() can be used to round a number to specified number of digits.
  • ROUNDDOWN() can be used to round a number towards zero.
  • MROUND() can be used to round a number to desired multiple.