Returns the ceiling (smallest integer not less than) of a number.
CEILING ( numeric-expression )
numeric-expression The number whose ceiling is to be calculated.
The following statement returns the value 60.00000.
SELECT CEILING( 59.84567 ) FROM iq_dummy
The following statement returns the value 123.
SELECT CEILING( 123 ) FROM iq_dummy
The following statement returns the value 124.00.
SELECT CEILING( 123.45 ) FROM iq_dummy
The following statement returns the value -123.00.
SELECT CEILING( -123.45 ) FROM iq_dummy