CEIL

Syntax

ceil::=
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Purpose

CEIL returns smallest integer greater than or equal to n.

This function takes as an argument any numeric datatype or any nonnumeric datatype that can be implicitly converted to a numeric datatype. The function returns the same datatype as the numeric datatype of the argument.

See Also:

Table 2-11, "Implicit Type Conversion Matrix" for more information on implicit conversion

Examples

The following example returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to 15.7:

SELECT CEIL(15.7) "Ceiling" FROM DUAL;

   Ceiling
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        16