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Linux / Unix Command: floor
Command Library

NAME

floor, floorf, floorl - largest integral value not greater than argument  

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>

double floor(double x);

float floorf(float x);
long double floorl(long double x);
 

DESCRIPTION

These functions round x down to the nearest integer.  

RETURN VALUE

The rounded integer value. If x is integral or infinite, x itself is returned.  

ERRORS

No errors other than EDOM and ERANGE can occur. If x is NaN, then NaN is returned and errno may be set to EDOM.  

SEE ALSO

ceil(3), lrint(3), nearbyint(3), rint(3), round(3), trunc(3)


Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.

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