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page_title: ceil - Functions - Configuration Language
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sidebar_title: ceil
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description: |-
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The ceil function returns the closest whole number greater than or equal to
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the given value.
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# `ceil` Function
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`ceil` returns the closest whole number that is greater than or equal to the
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given value, which may be a fraction.
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## Examples
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```shell-session
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> ceil(5)
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5
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> ceil(5.1)
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6
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```
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## Related Functions
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- [`floor`](/docs/from-1.5/functions/numeric/floor), which rounds to the nearest whole number _less than_
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or equal.
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