Returns number rounded up to the nearest odd integer.

Syntax

ODD(number)

Number     is the value to round.

Remarks

  • If number is nonnumeric, ODD returns the #VALUE! error value.

  • Regardless of the sign of number, a value is rounded up when adjusted away from zero. If number is an odd integer, no rounding occurs.

Examples

Formula

Description (Result)

=ODD(1.5)

Rounds 1.5 up to the nearest odd integer (3)

=ODD(3)

Rounds 3 up to the nearest odd integer (3)

=ODD(2)

Rounds 2 up to the nearest odd integer (3)

=ODD(-1)

Rounds -1 up to the nearest odd integer (-1)

=ODD(-2)

Rounds -2 up to the nearest odd integer (-3)

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