ROUNDDOWN

Description

Use this function to round a number down towards zero. Supported in Chains.

ROUNDDOWN is useful for controlling the precision of numerical data in calculations and display.

ROUNDDOWN(number, num_digits)

This function accepts the following arguments:

Name	Required	Description	Valid input
`number`	Yes	The number you want to round down.	A number, a reference to a cell containing a number, or a formula which results in either of these.
`num_digits`	Yes	The number of digits to which you want to round the number down.	A positive integer, a reference to a cell containing a positive integer, or a formula which results in either of these.

Formula	Description	Result
`=ROUNDDOWN(A1, 2)`	Rounds 3.14159 down to 2 decimal places.	3.14
`=ROUNDDOWN(B1, -2)`	Rounds 1234.5678 down to the nearest hundred.	1200
`=ROUNDDOWN(A2, 1)`	Rounds -2.9876 down to 1 decimal place.	-2.9
`=ROUNDDOWN(B2, 3)`	Rounds 0.0005 down to 3 decimal places.	0.000
`=ROUNDDOWN(A3, 0)`	Rounds 10.5 down to the nearest whole number.	10
`=ROUNDDOWN(A4, 0)`	Attempts to round cell A4 to the nearest whole number. This fails because it is text.	#VALUE!

If ROUNDDOWN is applied to text, it will result in a #VALUE! error.
ROUNDDOWN is different from formatting a cell to display a certain number of decimal places, as it actually changes the value stored in the cell by removing all digits to the right of the last digit rounded.
ROUNDDOWN differs from the ROUND and ROUNDUP functions in the following ways:
- ROUNDDOWN always rounds towards zero, regardless of whether the number is positive or negative.
  - If num_digitsis greater than 0, ROUNDDOWN rounds down to the specified number of decimal places.
  - If num_digitsis 0, ROUNDDOWN rounds down to the nearest integer.
  - Ifnum_digitsis negative, ROUNDDOWN rounds down the digits to the left of the decimal point
- ROUNDUP always rounds away from zero.
- ROUND follows standard rounding rules: if the digit to the right of the rounding position is 5 or greater, it rounds up; otherwise, it rounds down.
- Applying ROUND to a positive number will increase it in a positive direction, applying ROUND to a negative number will increase it in a negative direction.

Use ROUNDDOWN when you need to ensure that numbers are always rounded down, regardless of their value.
For displaying numbers with a certain number of decimal places without changing the underlying value, use cell formatting instead of ROUNDDOWN.
You can combine ROUNDDOWN with other functions such as SUM or AVERAGE to control the precision of complex calculations.
Be aware of potential rounding errors in financial calculations where high precision is required.
Consider using the other rounding functions (linked in Related functions) if you need to round numbers in a different manner.