nearest integer function
function which returns the nearest integer to x; for half-integers, a rounding rule must be chosen, usually to round half-integers to the nearest even integer
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nearest integer function
Summary
nearest integer function is an idempotent function[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (idempotent_function category, ranking #4 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- nearest integer function's image is recorded as Nearest integer.svg[3].
- nearest integer function's instance of is recorded as idempotent function[4].
- nearest integer function's instance of is recorded as integer-valued function[5].
- nearest integer function's instance of is recorded as rounding[6].
- nearest integer function's definition domain is recorded as set of real numbers[7].
- nearest integer function's different from is recorded as floor and ceiling functions[8].
- nearest integer function's image of function is recorded as set of integers[9].
- nearest integer function's defining formula is recorded as x \mapsto \begin{cases} \lfloor x\rfloor & (x-\lfloor x\rfloor < 1/2) \ \lfloor x \rfloor +1 & (x-\lfloor x\rfloor > 1/2) \ \lfloor x\rfloor & (x-\lfloor x\rfloor = 1/2,\;\lfloor x\rfloor \equiv 0 \pmod 2) \\lfloor x\rfloor + 1 & (x-\lfloor x\rfloor = 1/2,\;\lfloor x\rfloor \equiv 1 \pmod 2) \end{cases}<sup id="cite-C8" class="cite-ref" title="nearest integer function — defining formula (P2534): x \mapsto \begin{cases} \lfloor x\rfloor & (x-\lfloor x\rfloor < 1/2) \ \lfloor x \rfloor +1 & (x-\lfloor x\rfloor > 1/2) \ \lfloor x\rfloor & (x">[10].
- nearest integer function's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/124xvxhnc[11].
- nearest integer function's MathWorld ID is recorded as NearestIntegerFunction[12].
- nearest integer function's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[13].
Why It Matters
nearest integer function draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (idempotent_function category, ranking #4 of 3).[2]