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Floor R←⌊Y

Y must be numeric.

For real numbers, R is the largest integer value less than or equal to Y within the comparison tolerance ⎕CT.

Examples

      ¯2.3 0.1 100 3.3
¯3 0 100 3

      0.5 + 0.4 0.5 0.6
0 1 1

For complex numbers, R depends on the relationship between the real and imaginary parts of the numbers in Y.

      1j3.2 3.3j2.5 ¯3.3j¯2.5
1J3 3J2 ¯3J¯3

Complex Floor

The following (deliberately) simple function illustrates one way to express the rules for evaluating complex Floor.

      flCpxFloor cpxs;a;b
[1]   ⍝ Complex floor of scalar complex number (a+ib)
[2]    a b9 11cpxs
[3]    :If 1>(a-⌊a)+b-⌊b
[4]        fl(a)+0J1×⌊b
[5]    :Else
[6]        :If (a-⌊a)<b-⌊b
[7]            fl(a)+0J1×1+⌊b
[8]        :Else
[9]            fl(1+⌊a)+0J1×⌊b
[10]       :EndIf
[11]   :EndIf
     

      CpxFloor¨1j3.2 3.3j2.5 ¯3.3j¯2.5
1J3 3J2 ¯3J¯3

⎕CT and ⎕DCT are implicit arguments of Floor.