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Floor (English)

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Definition (keystage 3)

The smallest value that something can have is sometimes called its floor.
Also, the floor of a number x is the largest integer which is not larger than x. The notation x  is used for this function.

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Relations

broader:: (en) Attribute taking continuous values; (en) Function
see also:: (en) Ceil or ceiling function; (en) Ceiling

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