CEILING.PRECISE

CEILING.PRECISE(number [,significance])

Returns the number rounded up to the nearest integer or multiple.

numberThe number to be rounded up.
significance(Optional) The multiple you want the number rounded to (1).

REMARKS
* CEILING.MATH was added in Excel 2013 to replace this function.
* Negative decimal numbers are always rounded up (away from zero). The CEILING.MATH function gives you a choice.
* This function is only available for backwards compatibility and should not be used.
* This function does not appear in the Function Wizard or the Cell AutoComplete.
* There was also a FLOOR.PRECISE that rounded the number down.
* If "significance" is left blank, then 1 is used.
* This function was added in Excel 2010 to replace the CEILING function.
* For the Microsoft documentation refer to support.microsoft.com

 A
1=CEILING.PRECISE(1.9) = 2
2=CEILING.PRECISE(1.1) = 2
3=CEILING.PRECISE(1.1, 1) = 2
4=CEILING.PRECISE(3.1, 3) = 6
5=CEILING.PRECISE(9.1, 9) = 18
6=CEILING.PRECISE(15.1, 15) = 30
7=CEILING.PRECISE(-1.1) = -1
8=CEILING.PRECISE(-1.1, 1) = -1
9=CEILING.PRECISE(-1.1, 1) = -1
10=CEILING.PRECISE(-1.1, 1) = -1
11=CEILING.PRECISE(-1.1, 3) = 0
12=CEILING.PRECISE(-1.1, 3) = 0
13=CEILING.PRECISE(-1.1, 9) = 0
14=CEILING.PRECISE(-1.1, 15) = 0
15=CEILING.PRECISE(13, 2) = 14
16=CEILING.PRECISE(-13, 2) = -12
17=CEILING.PRECISE(8.26, 0.05) = 8.30
18=CEILING.PRECISE(0.234, 0.01) = 0.24
19=CEILING.PRECISE(NOW(), "0:20") = 6:40:00 AM
20=CEILING.PRECISE("") = #VALUE!

1 - What is 1.9 rounded up to a multiple of 1.
2 - What is 1.1 rounded up to a multiple of 1.
3 - What is 1.1 rounded up to a multiple of 1.
4 - What is 3.1 rounded up to a multiple of 3.
5 - What is 9.1 rounded up to a multiple of 9.
6 - What is 15.1 rounded up to a multiple of 15.
7 - What is -1.1 rounded up to a multiple of 1.
8 - What is -1.1 rounded up to a multiple of 1.
9 - What is -1.1 rounded up to a multiple of 1.
10 - What is -1.1 rounded up to a multiple of 1. Always rounded up.
11 - What is -1.1 rounded up to a multiple of 3.
12 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 3. Always rounded up.
13 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 9. Always rounded up.
14 - What is -1.1 rounded down to a multiple of 15. Always rounded up.
15 - What is 13 rounded up to a multiple of 2.
16 - What is -13 rounded up to a multiple of 2.
17 - What is 8.26 rounded up to a multiple of 0.05.
18 - What is 0.234 rounded up to a multiple of 0.01.
19 - What is the current time rounded up to the nearest 20 minutes.
20 - If any of the arguments are not numeric.

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