[swift-evolution] [Proposal] Add floor() and ceiling() functions to FloatingPoint

[Xiaodi Wu]

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Stephen Canon via swift-evolution <
swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

>
> On Jun 29, 2016, at 1:10 PM, Matthew Johnson <matthew at anandabits.com>
> wrote:
>
> My criticism of the 'toNearestOrGreatest' still stands though.  I think
> this name is misleading given the stated semantics.  The name indicates
> "greater value" not "greater magnitude" which are opposites in the case of
> negative numbers.
>
>
> Yup, I agree.  I think I originally suggested `toNearestTiesAway`.  I’m
> not tied to that name specifically, but we should be clear that ties go
> away from zero, not up.
>

Agreed; `toNearestOrAwayFromZero` is the most accurate and consistent
description.


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