ceiling function in English

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "floor function"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": → δείτε τις λέξεις ceiling και function",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceiling function"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "συνάρτηση που απεικονίζει έναν πραγματικό αριθμό στον μικρότερο ακέραιο που δεν είναι μικρότερος από αυτόν. (π.χ. ⌈5/2⌉ = 3 και ⌈-5/2⌉ = -2). Συμβολίζεται με ⌈x⌉ και καθιερώθηκε από τον K. E. Iverson."
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  "word": "ceiling function"
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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "floor function"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": → δείτε τις λέξεις ceiling και function",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceiling function"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Μαθηματικά (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "συνάρτηση που απεικονίζει έναν πραγματικό αριθμό στον μικρότερο ακέραιο που δεν είναι μικρότερος από αυτόν. (π.χ. ⌈5/2⌉ = 3 και ⌈-5/2⌉ = -2). Συμβολίζεται με ⌈x⌉ και καθιερώθηκε από τον K. E. Iverson."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μαθηματικά"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceiling function"
}

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"ceiling function" meaning in English

Noun