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The floor function returns the closest whole number less than or equal to | |
the given value. | |
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# `floor` Function | |
`floor` returns the closest whole number that is less than or equal to the | |
given value, which may be a fraction. | |
## Examples | |
``` | |
> floor(5) | |
5 | |
> floor(4.9) | |
4 | |
``` | |
## Related Functions | |
* [`ceil`](/terraform/language/functions/ceil), which rounds to the nearest whole number _greater than_ | |
or equal. |