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# $EPIC: trunc,v 1.3 2003/12/08 07:10:20 brian Exp $
Synopsis:
   $trunc(<precision> <float>)

Technical:
   This function truncates the given decimal number to the given precision,
   rounding up or down as appropriate.

Practical:
   This function is useful for rounding floating-point numbers.  It may be
   used any time, though it is usually most useful when FLOATING_POINT_MATH
   is turned on.

Returns:
   truncated number

Examples:
   $trunc(0 3.141592654)                 returns "3"
   $trunc(2 3.141592654)                 returns "3.14"
   $trunc(5 3.54)                        returns "3.54000"

See Also:
   set(4) floating_point_math