floor function

(noun)

maps a real number to the smallest following integer

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Examples of floor function in the following topics:

  • Additional Properties of the Binomial Distribution

    • Usually the mode of a binomial B(n, p) distribution is equal to where is the floor function.

  • Rhizaria

    • Pseudopodia function to trap and engulf food particles and to direct movement in rhizarian protists.
    • Radiolarians display needle-like pseudopods that are supported by microtubules which radiate outward from the cell bodies of these protists and function to catch food particles.
    • The shells of dead radiolarians sink to the ocean floor, where they may accumulate in 100 meter-thick depths.

  • Party Leadership in the House

    • The party leaders are also known as floor leaders.
    • Typically, the Speaker does not participate in debate and rarely votes on the floor.
    • In pursuing this goal, the Speaker may use his or her power to determine when each bill reaches the floor.
    • While the Speaker is the functioning head of the House majority party, the same is not true of the President pro tempore of the Senate, whose office is primarily ceremonial and honorary.
    • The floor leaders and whips of each party are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus by secret ballot.

  • Uterine Prolapse

    • The uterus is normally held in place in the lower pelvis by a hammock of muscles and ligaments called the pelvic floor.
    • The ligaments of the pelvic floor are the round ligament, uterosacral ligaments, broad ligament, and the ovarian ligament.
    • Surgery can be performed to repair pelvic floor muscles, or the uterus can be removed in a surgery known as a hysterectomy.
    • Surgery to repair the pelvic floor is known as a sacrohysteropexy.
    • This procedure is favorable, as it restores normal sexual function while also preserving fertility.

  • Price Floors

    • Generally floors are set by governments, although groups that manage exchanges can set price floors as well.
    • The purpose of a price floor is to protect producers of a certain good or service.
    • For a price floor to be effective, it must be greater than the free-market equilibrium price.
    • An example of a price floor is the federal minimum wage.
    • The federal minimum wage is one example of a price floor.

  • Urinary Bladder

    • The urinary bladder is a hollow, muscular, and distendible or elastic organ that sits on the pelvic floor.
    • The bladder is a hollow, muscular, and elastic organ that sits on the pelvic floor.
    • The ureters enter the bladder diagonally from its dorsolateral floor in an area called the trigone, which is a triangle-shaped anatomical region.
    • The bladder has a minor temperature regulation function since some heat may leave the body in the form of urine.

  • Orbits

    • The primary functions of the orbit include protection of its delicate contents and, through muscle attachment and a smooth coating fascia, to  also promote the smooth, delicate movements of the eye.
    • Completing the basal and medial border of the orbital rim is the maxillary bone, which also forms the inferior wall (floor) of the orbital surface.
    • The small palatine bone contributes to the floor of the orbit.

  • Shoin Rooms

    • One of the most noticeable changes in architecture to arise from the shoin came from the practice of lining floors with tatami mats.
    • Since tatami mats have a standardized size, the floor plans for shoin rooms had to be developed around the proportions of the tatami mat; this in turn affected the proportions of doors, the height of rooms, and other aspects of the structure.
    • Before the shoin popularized the practice of lining floors with tatami mats, it had been standard to only bring out a single tatami mat for the highest-ranking person in the room to sit on.
    • Because guests sat on the floor rather than on furniture, they were positioned at a lower vantage point than their Chinese counterparts at that time, who were accustomed to using furniture.
    • This lower vantage point generated such developments as suspended ceilings, which functioned to make the room feel less expansive and also resulted in the ceilings rafters no longer being visible, as they were in China.

  • Price Floor Impact on Market Outcome

    • Binding price floors typically cause excess supply and decreased total economic surplus.
    • A price floor will only impact the market if it is greater than the free-market equilibrium price.
    • If the floor is greater than the economic price, the immediate result will be a supply surplus.
    • A price floor will also lead to a more inefficient market and a decreased total economic surplus.
    • Since well designed price floors create surpluses, the big issue is what to do with the excess supply.

  • Facial Bones

    • They are spongy and curled in shape; their primary function is to increase the surface area of the nasal cavity, which also increases the amount of air that contacts the mucous membranes and cilia of the nose, thus filtering, warming, and humidifying the air before it enters the lungs.
    • They provide the bed for the upper teeth, the floor of the nose, and the base of the orbits.
    • The palatine bones fuse in the midline to form the palatine, located at the back of the nasal cavity that forms the roof of the mouth and the floor of the orbit.