github.com/Ilhicas/nomad@v1.0.4-0.20210304152020-e86851182bc3/website/content/docs/job-specification/hcl2/functions/numeric/ceil.mdx (about) 1 --- 2 layout: docs 3 page_title: ceil - Functions - Configuration Language 4 sidebar_title: ceil 5 description: |- 6 The ceil function returns the closest whole number greater than or equal to 7 the given value. 8 --- 9 10 # `ceil` Function 11 12 `ceil` returns the closest whole number that is greater than or equal to the 13 given value, which may be a fraction. 14 15 ## Examples 16 17 ```shell-session 18 > ceil(5) 19 5 20 > ceil(5.1) 21 6 22 ``` 23 24 ## Related Functions 25 26 - [`floor`](/docs/job-specification/hcl2/functions/numeric/floor), which rounds to the nearest whole number _less than_ 27 or equal.