floor

floor -- rounds a real number down to its integer value.

Syntax

floor (number)

		

Arguments

number

Any number. Non-numbers are treated as zero.

Returns

The largest integer which is less than or equal to the number.

Example

    Gamma> floor(1.2);
    1
    Gamma> floor(1.9);
    1
    Gamma> floor(-1.2);
    -2
    Gamma> floor(-1.9);
    -2
    Gamma> 
    		

See the Plant Model section of the PID Emulator chapter in the Cogent Tools Demo and Tutorials book for an example of this function used in context.

See Also

ceil, round

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