NAME
    ceil - ceiling

SYNOPSIS
    ceil(x)

TYPES
    x		real, complex, list, matrix

    return	real or complex, list, matrix

DESCRIPTION
    For real x, ceil(x) is the least integer not less than x.

    For complex, ceil(x) returns the real or complex number v for
    which re(v) = ceil(re(x)), im(v) = ceil(im(x)).

    For list or matrix x, ceil(x) returns the list or matrix of the
    same structure as x for which each element t of x has been replaced
    by ceil(t).

EXAMPLE
    > print ceil(27), ceil(1.23), ceil(-4.56), ceil(7.8 - 9.1i)
    27 2 -4 8-9i

LIMITS
    none

LIBRARY
    none

SEE ALSO
    floor, int