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ceil(sourceNum)
rounds the number value of sourceNum up to next whole integer.
See also Number.floor() and Number.round().
If $MyNumber is 3.2 then:
$MyNumber = ceil($MyNumber); sets $MyNumber to 4. Note unlike normal rounding the value is set upwards to the next integer (i.e. whole number).
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