Floor - script and chart function
Floor() rounds down a number to the nearest multiple of the step shifted by the offset number.
Compare with the ceil function, which rounds input numbers up.
Syntax:
Floor(x[, step[, offset]])
Return data type: numeric
Arguments:
Argument | Description |
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x | Input number. |
step | Interval increment. The default value is 1. |
offset |
Defines the base of the step interval. The default value is 0. |
Examples and results:
Examples | Results |
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Floor(2.4) |
Returns 2 In this example, the size of the step is 1 and the base of the step interval is 0. The intervals are |
Floor(4.2) |
Returns 4 |
Floor(3.88 ,0.1) |
Returns 3.8 In this example, the size of the interval is 0.1 and the base of the interval is 0. The intervals are |
Floor(3.88 ,5) |
Returns 0 |
Floor(1.1 ,1) |
Returns 1 |
Floor(1.1 ,1,0.5) |
Returns 0.5 In this example, the size of the step is 1 and the offset is 0.5. It means that the base of the step interval is 0.5 and not 0. The intervals are |