# Ceil
> Round a double-precision floating-point number toward positive infinity.
## Usage
```javascript
var ceil = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/ceil' );
```
#### ceil( x )
Rounds a double-precision floating-point number toward positive infinity.
```javascript
var v = ceil( -4.2 );
// returns -4.0
v = ceil( 9.99999 );
// returns 10.0
v = ceil( 0.0 );
// returns 0.0
v = ceil( NaN );
// returns NaN
```
## Examples
```javascript
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var ceil = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/ceil' );
var x;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
x = (randu()*100.0) - 50.0;
console.log( 'ceil(%d) = %d', x, ceil( x ) );
}
```
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## C APIs
### Usage
```c
#include "stdlib/math/base/special/ceil.h"
```
#### stdlib_base_ceil( x )
Rounds a double-precision floating-point number toward positive infinity.
```c
double y = stdlib_base_ceil( 3.14 );
// returns 4.0
```
The function accepts the following arguments:
- **x**: `[in] double` input value.
```c
double stdlib_base_ceil( const double x );
```
### Examples
```c
#include "stdlib/math/base/special/ceil.h"
#include
int main() {
double x[] = { 3.14, -3.14, 0.0, 0.0/0.0 };
double y;
int i;
for ( i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
y = stdlib_base_ceil( x[ i ] );
printf( "ceil(%lf) = %lf\n", x[ i ], y );
}
}
```