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CEIL(3)                  BSD Library Functions Manual                  CEIL(3)

NAME
     ceil -- round to smallest integral value not less than x

SYNOPSIS
     #include <math.h>

     double
     ceil(double x);

     long double
     ceill(long double x);

     float
     ceilf(float x);

DESCRIPTION
     The ceil() functions return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to x.

SPECIAL VALUES
     ceil(+-_) returns +-0.

     ceil(+-infinity) returns +-infinity.

SEE ALSO
     abs(3), fabs(3), floor(3), rint(3), math(3)

STANDARDS
     The ceil() functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E).

BSD                            December 11, 2006                           BSD

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