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<em>floor</em>(&lt;expression&gt;) 
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This operator returns the floor (i.e., the greatest integer less than or 
equal to its argument) if its argument has a numerical value. For 
positive numbers, this is equivalent to 
<A HREF=r37_0082.html>fix</A>. For non-numeric 
arguments, the value is an expression in the original operator. 
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floor 3.4; 

  3 


fix 3.4; 

  3 


floor(-5.2); 

  -6 


fix(-5.2); 

  -5 


floor a; 

  FLOOR(A)

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