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  <refentry id="function.ceil">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>ceil</refname>
    <refpurpose>Round fractions up</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>float</type><methodname>ceil</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>float</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <simpara>
     Returns the next highest integer value by rounding up 
     <parameter>value</parameter> if necessary. 
     The return value of <function>ceil</function> is still of type
     <type>float</type> as the value range of <type>float</type> is 
     usually bigger than that of <type>integer</type>.
    </simpara>
    <example>
     <title><function>ceil</function> example</title>
     <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
echo ceil(4.3);    // 5
echo ceil(9.999);  // 10
]]>
     </programlisting>
    </example>
    <simpara>
     See also <function>floor</function> and
     <function>round</function>.
    </simpara>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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