---
title: "floor"
description: "Returns the largest floating point value that is less than or equal to the argument and is equal to a mathematical integer."
---

# floor

> Returns the largest floating point value that is less than or equal to the argument and is equal to a mathematical integer.

**This function is used by Ignition's Expression language.**

## Description
## Syntax
`floor(number)`

### Parameters

| Type | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Float | `number` | The number to get the floor of. |

### Results
**Float** - The floor of the number provided.

## Examples
```python title="Code Snippet"
floor(2.72) //returns 2.0
```