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PSeInt Trunc: keep the whole part of a number

Cuts off the decimal part and keeps the whole part, without rounding.

Group:
Math Functions
Template
Trunc
Open it in Codoritmo

Opens the editor with this example loaded. Run it step by step and watch the flowchart.

Worked example

A complete algorithm, ready to copy and run.

trunc-truncate.psc · 3 lines
Algoritmo Example    Escribir Trunc(7.9)FinAlgoritmo

Output

Shows: 7 (it doesn't round up to 8)

This is what the console shows when the example runs.

7

In a flowchart

This is how it appears in a flowchart, with the same shapes Codoritmo draws.

enteros ← Trunc(x)
Used inside a calculation. It has no shape of its own; it's used inside a calculation. Flowchart: a process rectangle reading "enteros ← Trunc(x)", with one arrow in and one arrow out.
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Template

The general form. Replace what's inside < > with your own data.

Trunc · 1 line
Trunc(<numero>)

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