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Java - Misunderstand ceil and floor methods

floor:

Returns the largest (closest to positive infinity) double value that is less than or equal to the argument and is equal to a mathematical integer. ...

ceil:

Returns the smallest (closest to negative infinity) double value that is greater than or equal to the argument and is equal to a mathematical integer. ...

Source: Docs Oracle

About floor: If I type System.out.print(Math.floor(2.1)); returns 2.0 . Other example: System.out.print(Math.floor(2.8)); returns 2.0 . I am going to argue this description with the example: if floor(2.1) was the largest (closest to positive infinity) as a result would be 3.0 not 2.0, because 2.0 is closest to negative infinity I think. So if I change the description about floor:

System.out.print(Math.floor(2.1));

2.0

System.out.print(Math.floor(2.8));

2.0

floor(2.1)

3.0

2.0

2.0

Returns the smallest (closest to negative infinity) double value that is less than or equal to the argument and is equal to a mathematical integer. ...

It makes sense for me, I would understand that floor(2.1) returns 2.0

floor(2.1)

2.0

When I read "closest to positive infinity" and "closest to negative infinity" I think in the number line:

Source: Quora

1 Answer
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Returns the largest (closest to positive infinity) double value that is less than or equal to the argument and is equal to a mathematical integer

The key is in the phrase that is less than or equal to the argument.

So 2.0 is the largest double value that is less than or equal to 2.1 that is also equal to an integer value.

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