floor(*args) public

Returns the largest number less than or equal to float with a precision of ndigits decimal digits (default: 0).

When the precision is negative, the returned value is an integer with at least ndigits.abs trailing zeros.

Returns a floating point number when ndigits is positive, otherwise returns an integer.

1.2.floor      #=> 1
2.0.floor      #=> 2
(-1.2).floor   #=> -2
(-2.0).floor   #=> -2

1.234567.floor(2)   #=> 1.23
1.234567.floor(3)   #=> 1.234
1.234567.floor(4)   #=> 1.2345
1.234567.floor(5)   #=> 1.23456

34567.89.floor(-5)  #=> 0
34567.89.floor(-4)  #=> 30000
34567.89.floor(-3)  #=> 34000
34567.89.floor(-2)  #=> 34500
34567.89.floor(-1)  #=> 34560
34567.89.floor(0)   #=> 34567
34567.89.floor(1)   #=> 34567.8
34567.89.floor(2)   #=> 34567.89
34567.89.floor(3)   #=> 34567.89

Note that the limited precision of floating point arithmetic might lead to surprising results:

(0.3 / 0.1).floor  #=> 2 (!)
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