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The floor function $\mathrm{floor} \colon \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ is defined by
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The floor function $\mathrm{floor} \colon \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ (sometimes written as $\lfloor x \rfloor$) is defined by
$$\lfloor x \rfloor = \max \left\{y \in \mathbb{Z} \colon y \leq x \right\},$$
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$$\mathrm{floor}(x) \equiv \lfloor x \rfloor = \max \left\{y \in \mathbb{Z} \colon y \leq x \right\},$$
i.e., it is the largest [[integer]] less than or equal to $x$. It is also sometimes denoted by $\lfloor x \rfloor$.
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i.e., it is the largest [[integer]] less than or equal to $x$.  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:41, 23 December 2016

The floor function $\mathrm{floor} \colon \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$ (sometimes written as $\lfloor x \rfloor$) is defined by $$\mathrm{floor}(x) \equiv \lfloor x \rfloor = \max \left\{y \in \mathbb{Z} \colon y \leq x \right\},$$ i.e., it is the largest integer less than or equal to $x$.

See Also

Ceiling