# round2 > Round a numeric value to the nearest power of two on a linear scale.
## Usage ```javascript var round2 = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round2' ); ``` #### round2( x ) Rounds a `numeric` value to the nearest power of two on a linear scale. ```javascript var v = round2( -4.2 ); // returns -4.0 v = round2( -4.5 ); // returns -4.0 v = round2( -4.6 ); // returns -4.0 v = round2( 9.99999 ); // returns 8.0 v = round2( 9.5 ); // returns 8.0 v = round2( 13.0 ); // returns 16.0 v = round2( -13.0 ); // returns -16.0 v = round2( 0.0 ); // returns 0.0 v = round2( -0.0 ); // returns -0.0 v = round2( Infinity ); // returns Infinity v = round2( -Infinity ); // returns -Infinity v = round2( NaN ); // returns NaN ```
## Examples ```javascript var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' ); var round2 = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round2' ); var x; var v; var i; for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) { x = (randu()*100.0) - 50.0; v = round2( x ); console.log( 'Value: %d. Rounded: %d.', x, v ); } ```