Syntax

CEILING.MATH(number, [significance], [mode])

Arguments

The printed syntax lists 3 argument(s), in order:

  • number
  • ignificanc optional
  • od optional

“optional” marks an argument Google prints in square brackets; “repeatable” marks one Google prints with “…”.

Description from Google Docs Editors Help

“Rounds a number up to the nearest integer multiple of specified significance, with negative numbers rounding toward or away from 0 depending on the mode.”

Google’s help article for CEILING.MATH →

Source: Google Docs Editors Help, “Google Sheets function list” (support.google.com/docs/table/25273), record record 195 of 516, data fetched 28 September 2026. Data month: September 2026.