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:
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
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