The Art of Mathematics

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floor — floor function

1. Definition

Floor is the nearest integer to the left — the larget integer less than or equal to the argument.

2. Graph

Floor function defined everywhere on real axis — so, its domain is (−∞, +∞). Its stair-like graph is depicted below — fig. 1.

Fig. 1. Graph y = floor x. Fig. 1. Graph of the floor function y = floorx.

Function codomain is the set of integer numbers.

3. How to use

To calculate floor of the number:

floor(−1.8);

To get floor of the complex number:

floor(−1.8+i);

To get floor of the current result:

floor(rslt);

To get floor of the number z in calculator memory:

floor(mem[z]);

4. Support

Floor function of the complex argument is supported in professional version of the Librow calculator.