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# ceil

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

ceil -- Round fractions up

## Description

float ceil ( float value)

Returns the next highest integer value by rounding up `value` if necessary. The return value of ceil() is still of type float as the value range of float is usually bigger than that of integer.

Example 1. ceil() example

    echo ceil(4.3);    // 5
    echo ceil(9.999);  // 10

See also floor() and round().

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