<function>cbrt</function> ( <type>double precision</type> )
<returnvalue>double precision</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Cube root
</para>
<para>
<literal>cbrt(64.0)</literal>
<returnvalue>4</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm>
<primary>ceil</primary>
</indexterm>
<function>ceil</function> ( <type>numeric</type> )
<returnvalue>numeric</returnvalue>
</para>
<para role="func_signature">
<function>ceil</function> ( <type>double precision</type> )
<returnvalue>double precision</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Nearest integer greater than or equal to argument
</para>
<para>
<literal>ceil(42.2)</literal>
<returnvalue>43</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
<literal>ceil(-42.8)</literal>
<returnvalue>-42</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm>
<primary>ceiling</primary>
</indexterm>
<function>ceiling</function> ( <type>numeric</type> )
<returnvalue>numeric</returnvalue>
</para>
<para role="func_signature">
<function>ceiling</function> ( <type>double precision</type> )
<returnvalue>double precision</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Nearest integer greater than or equal to argument (same
as <function>ceil</function>)
</para>
<para>
<literal>ceiling(95.3)</literal>
<returnvalue>96</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm>
<primary>degrees</primary>
</indexterm>
<function>degrees</function> ( <type>double precision</type> )
<returnvalue>double precision</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Converts radians to degrees
</para>
<para>
<literal>degrees(0.5)</literal>
<returnvalue>28.64788975654116</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm>
<primary>div</primary>
</indexterm>
<function>div</function> ( <parameter>y</parameter> <type>numeric</type>,
<parameter>x</parameter> <type>numeric</type> )
<returnvalue>numeric</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Integer quotient of <parameter>y</parameter>/<parameter>x</parameter>
(truncates towards zero)
</para>
<para>
<literal>div(9, 4)</literal>
<returnvalue>2</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm>
<primary>erf</primary>
</indexterm>
<function>erf</function> ( <type>double precision</type> )
<returnvalue>double precision</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Error function
</para>
<para>
<literal>erf(1.0)</literal>
<returnvalue>0.8427007929497149</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
<indexterm>
<primary>erfc</primary>
</indexterm>
<function>erfc</function> ( <type>double precision</type> )
<returnvalue>double precision</returnvalue>
</para>
<para>
Complementary error function (<literal>1 - erf(x)</literal>, without
loss of precision for large inputs)
</para>
<para>
<literal>erfc(1.0)</literal>
<returnvalue>0.15729920705028513</returnvalue>
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry role="func_table_entry"><para