The help for -round()- is
round(x,y) or round(x)
Domain x: -8e+307 to 8e+307
Domain y: -8e+307 to 8e+307
Range: -8e+307 to 8e+307
Description: returns x rounded in units of y or x rounded to the
nearest integer if the argument y is omitted.
returns x (not ".") if x is missing, meaning that
round(.a) = .a and round(.a,y) = .a if y is not
missing; if y is missing, "." is returned.
For y = 1, or with y omitted, this amounts to the
closest integer to x; round(5.2,1) is 5, as is
round(4.8,1); round(-5.2,1) is -5, as is
round(-4.8,1).
The rounding definition is generalized for y != 1.
With
y = .01, for instance, x is rounded to two decimal
places; round(sqrt(2),.01) is 1.41. y may also be
larger
than 1; round(28,5) is 30, which is 28 rounded to
the
closest multiple of 5. For y = 0, the function is
defined as returning x unmodified. Also see
int(x),
ceil(x), and floor(x).
Instead of saying I don't understand, it is best to say specifically
what you do
not understand. Which bits appear unclear, confused, incorrect?
In this case, you could round 4.2 up to 5 by using -ceil()-.
Round down with -floor()-
Nick
[email protected]
Ziad El-Khatib
tried to look for help round but did not understand it well.
how to round variable (weight) to have it 0 decimal, e.g. 5 instead of
4.20?
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