ceiling function

Summary

ceiling function is an idempotent function^[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (idempotent_function category, ranking #3 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• ceiling function's image is recorded as Ceiling function.svg^[3].
• ceiling function's instance of is recorded as idempotent function^[4].
• ceiling function's instance of is recorded as integer-valued function^[5].
• ceiling function's part of is recorded as floor and ceiling functions^[6].
• ceiling function's opposite of is recorded as floor function^[7].
• ceiling function's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics^[8].
• ceiling function's definition domain is recorded as set of real numbers^[9].
• ceiling function's image of function is recorded as set of integers^[10].
• ceiling function's defining formula is recorded as \lceil a \rceil = \min{{n \in \mathbb{Z} \mid n \ge a}}^[11].
• ceiling function's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c0rgn2m6^[12].
• ceiling function's MathWorld ID is recorded as CeilingFunction^[13].
• ceiling function's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[14].
• ceiling function's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as ceiling-function^[15].
• ceiling function's in defining formula is recorded as \lceil a \rceil^[16].
• ceiling function's in defining formula is recorded as \mathbb{Z}^[17].
• ceiling function's Metamath statement ID is recorded as df-ceil^[18].

Why It Matters

ceiling function draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (idempotent_function category, ranking #3 of 3).^[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]