FUZZ Function

Returns the nearest integer if the argument is within 1E - 12

Category: Truncation

Syntax

FUZZ ( argument )

Arguments

argument

• is numeric.

Details

The FUZZ function returns the nearest integer value if the argument is within 1E-12 of the integer (that is, if the absolute difference between the integer and argument is less than 1E-12). Otherwise, the argument is returned.

Examples

SAS Statements	Results
var1=5.9999999999999; x=fuzz(var1); put x 16.14	6.000000000000000
x=fuzz(5.99999999); put x 16.14;	5.999999990000000