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--- syntax:functions:round [2016/07/09 08:44] – dmitry
+++ syntax:functions:round [2021/07/31 21:49] – craigt
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-===== Round(number, N) =====
+====== Round(number, dec_places) ======
+Category:  Number function
-Rounds a number to N decimal digits.
+\\
+=====Description=====
+This function rounds a number to //dec_places// number of decimal digits.
-Note: there exist two types of rounding in general -- "Rounding away from zero" (a.k.a symmetric rounding) and "Rounding to the nearest even number" (a.k.a. banker's rounding). This function is using the latter, as it's the standard way of rounding as described in IEEE Standard 754, section 4. For Excel-type rounding (away from zero) use [syntax:functions:roundxl] function.
+\\
+=====Arguments=====
+^Argument^Type^Description^
+|number|Number|The value, usually fractional, to be rounded.|
+|dec_places|Number (positive, >=0)|The number of decimal places to round //number// to.|
+\\
+**Return value type:**  Number
-^  Example  ^  Result  ^
+\\
-| round( 5.55, 1 )  |  5.6 |
+=====Remarks=====
-| round( 5.65, 1 )  |  5.6 |
+There exist two types of rounding in general - "Rounding away from zero" (a.k.a symmetric rounding) and "Rounding to the nearest even number" (a.k.a. banker's rounding). This function is using the latter, as it's the standard way of rounding as described in IEEE Standard 754, section 4. For Excel-type rounding (away from zero) use [[[syntax:functions:roundxl|RoundXL(number, dec_places)]] function.
+Using a //dec_places// value of "0" rounds to the nearest whole number.
-=== See also ===
+\\
-  * [[syntax:functions:floor]]
+=====Examples=====
-  * [[syntax:functions:ceiling]]
-  * [[syntax:functions:roundxl]]
+  round(5.55, 1) = 5.6
+  round(5.65, 1) = 5.6
+  round(101.567, 2) = 101.57
+  round(101.5784, 3) = 101.578
+  round(92.523, 0) = 93
+\\
+===== See also =====
+  * [[syntax:functions:ceiling|Ceiling(number)]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:floor|Floor(number)]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:roundxl|RoundXL(number, dec_places)]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:truncate|Truncate(number)]]