FLOOR()

Syntax. FLOOR(number,significance)

Definition. This function rounds a number down to the nearest multiple of significance.

Arguments

  • number (required) The numeric value you want to round

  • significance (required) The multiple to which you want to round

Background. The sign of number is taken into consideration when a value is rounded; that is, for a number with a positive sign the value is rounded down, and for a number with a negative sign the value is rounded up. If number is an exact multiple of significance, no rounding occurs.

The FLOOR() function uses numeric values. If one of the arguments isn’t a numeric expression, the FLOOR() function returns the #VALUE! error. If number and significance have different signs, the function returns the ...

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