Summary
Next higher integer value
Prototype
v = math.ceil (v)
Description
Smallest integer >= v
math.ceil (5.5) --> 6
See Also ...
Lua functions
math.abs - Absolute value math.acos - Arc cosine math.asin - Arc sine math.atan - Arc tangent math.atan2 - Arc tangent of v1/v2 math.cos - Cosine math.cosh - Hyperbolic cosine math.deg - Convert from radians to degrees math.exp - Raises e to a power math.floor - Next smaller integer value math.fmod - The modulus (remainder) of doing: v1 / v2 math.frexp - Break number into mantissa and exponent math.huge - A huge value math.ldexp - Compute m* 2^n math.log - Natural log math.log10 - Log to the base 10 math.max - The highest of one or more numbers math.min - The lowest of one or more numbers math.modf - Returns the integral and fractional part of its argument math.pi - The value of pi math.pow - Raise a number to a power math.rad - Convert degrees to radians math.random - Generate a random number math.randomseed - Seeds the random number generator math.sin - Sine math.sinh - Hyperbolic sine math.sqrt - Square root math.tan - Tangent math.tanh - Hyperbolic tangent
Topics
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