Manuals/calci/ROUNDDOWN

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ROUNDDOWN(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.

ROUNDDOWN() rounds a number to specified number of digits towards zero.

Description

ROUNDDOWN(number, num_of_digits)

This function is used to round a number down towards zero, to the number of decimal digits specified in the argument.

For Example,

ROUNDDOWN(67.8,0) returns 67 as a result.

ROUNDDOWN(6.83112,3) returns 6.831 as a result.

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

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

ROUNDDOWN(2.55..7.55,1) that rounds the numbers 2.55 to 6.55 to one decimal place.

Number Num_of_digits ROUNDDOWN
2.55 1 2.5
3.55 1 3.5
4.55 1 4.5
5.55 1 5.5
6.55 1 6.5
7.55 1 7.5
  • ROUND() can be used to round a number to specified number of digits.
  • ROUNDUP() can be used to round a number away from zero.
  • MROUND() can be used to round a number to desired multiple.

Examples

Function Output
ROUNDDOWN(7.6712,2) 7.67
ROUNDDOWN(388.345,0) 388
ROUNDDOWN(199.37,-1) 190
ROUNDDOWN(-9.95,1) -9.9
ROUNDDOWN(-9.95,-1) 0

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