The “floor” Function in R

  • Package: Base R (No specific package, it’s a built-in function)

  • Purpose: To round numeric values down to the nearest integer.

  • General Class: Mathematical Computation

  • Required Argument(s):

    • x: A numeric vector or value to be rounded down.

  • Notable Optional Arguments:

    • None

  • Example:

  • # Example usage
    values <- c(3.14, 2.718, 5.55)

    # Round down to the nearest integer
    floored_values <- floor(values)

    print(floored_values)

  • In this example, floor is a built-in function in base R, and it is used to round numeric values down to the nearest integer. The x argument is the required numeric vector or value to be rounded down. There are no notable optional arguments for this function. The result is a numeric vector or value that has been rounded down to the nearest integer.

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