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#1 2008-02-13 21:32:54
- JaneFairfax
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Mistake on the Function Grapher page
Ive just been looking at the Function Grapher and Calculator page:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/graph/function-grapher.php
And I noticed this:
floor Returns the smallest (closest to negative infinity) value that is not less than the argument and is equal to a mathematical integer.
ceil Returns the largest (closest to positive infinity) value that is not greater than the argument and is equal to a mathematical integer.
Should be the other way round!
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#2 2008-02-14 08:37:20
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Re: Mistake on the Function Grapher page
Oh yeah, should be:
floor Returns the largest (closest to positive infinity) value that is not greater than the argument and is equal to a mathematical integer.
ceil Returns the smallest (closest to negative infinity) value that is not less than the argument and is equal to a mathematical integer.
Right?
But maybe it could be said a lot easier than that.
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#3 2008-02-14 08:43:37
- JaneFairfax
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Re: Mistake on the Function Grapher page
Looks okay now.
Last edited by JaneFairfax (2008-02-15 11:50:22)
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#4 2008-02-15 11:10:53
- John E. Franklin
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Re: Mistake on the Function Grapher page
Or:
ceil returns self if integer else returns integer closest proximity to the right on a number line.
floor returns self if integer else returns integer closest proximity to the left on a number line.
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