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MS Excel: How to use the CEILING.PRECISE Function (WS)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel CEILING.PRECISE function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel CEILING.PRECISE function returns a number rounded up to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance.

The CEILING.PRECISE function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Math/Trig Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the CEILING.PRECISE function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Syntax

The syntax for the CEILING.PRECISE function in Microsoft Excel is:

CEILING.PRECISE( number, [significance] )

Parameters or Arguments

number
The number that you wish to round up.
significance
Optional. It is the multiple of significance that you wish to round a number to.

Returns

The CEILING.PRECISE function returns a numeric value.

Applies To

  • Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010

Type of Function

  • Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel CEILING.PRECISE function examples and explore how to use the CEILING.PRECISE function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Microsoft Excel

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following CEILING.PRECISE examples would return:

=CEILING.PRECISE(A1, 1)
Result: 211

=CEILING.PRECISE(A1)
Result: 211

=CEILING.PRECISE(210.63, 0.05)
Result: 210.65

=CEILING.PRECISE(A2, 2)
Result: 4

=CEILING.PRECISE(A2)
Result: 3