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What is the ceiling method?

Ceiling(Decimal) Returns the smallest integral value that is greater than or equal to the specified decimal number.

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Returns the smallest integral value that is greater than or equal to the specified decimal number.

public: static System::Decimal Ceiling(System::Decimal d);

public static decimal Ceiling (decimal d);

static member Ceiling : decimal -> decimal

Parameters

d Decimal A decimal number.

Returns

The smallest integral value that is greater than or equal to d . Note that this method returns a Decimal instead of an integral type.

Examples

The following example illustrates the Math.Ceiling(Decimal) method and contrasts it with the Floor(Decimal) method. decimal[] values = {7.03m, 7.64m, 0.12m, -0.12m, -7.1m, -7.6m}; Console.WriteLine(" Value Ceiling Floor "); foreach (decimal value in values) Console.WriteLine("{0,7} {1,16} {2,14}", value, Math.Ceiling(value), Math.Floor(value)); // The example displays the following output to the console: // Value Ceiling Floor // // 7.03 8 7 // 7.64 8 7 // 0.12 1 0 // -0.12 0 -1 // -7.1 -7 -8 // -7.6 -7 -8 // The ceil and floor functions may be used instead. let values = [ 7.03m; 7.64m; 0.12m; -0.12m; -7.1m; -7.6m ] printfn " Value Ceiling Floor " for value in values do printfn $"{value,7} {Math.Ceiling value,16} {Math.Floor value,14}" // The example displays the following output to the console: // Value Ceiling Floor // // 7.03 8 7 // 7.64 8 7 // 0.12 1 0 // -0.12 0 -1 // -7.1 -7 -8 // -7.6 -7 -8 Dim values() As Decimal = {7.03d, 7.64d, 0.12d, -0.12d, -7.1d, -7.6d} Console.WriteLine(" Value Ceiling Floor") Console.WriteLine() For Each value As Decimal In values Console.WriteLine("{0,7} {1,16} {2,14}", _ value, Math.Ceiling(value), Math.Floor(value)) Next ' The example displays the following output to the console: ' Value Ceiling Floor ' ' 7.03 8 7 ' 7.64 8 7 ' 0.12 1 0 ' -0.12 0 -1 ' -7.1 -7 -8 ' -7.6 -7 -8

Remarks

The behavior of this method follows IEEE Standard 754, section 4. This kind of rounding is sometimes called rounding toward positive infinity. In other words, if d is positive, the presence of any fractional component causes d to be rounded to the next highest integer. If d is negative, the rounding operation causes any fractional component of d to be discarded. The operation of this method differs from the Floor(Decimal) method, which supports rounding toward negative infinity.

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What are some evil chords?

The Most Evil Chords in Music C Diminished 7. D Minor (add b6) Dm/G.

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Are you looking for evil sounding chords to use in your music? Now, there are of course different “types” of evil sounding harmonies in music. And then there are variations of these main types, which you can shape and color with chord inversions, different choices for layering certain notes, weight and instrumentation per voice etc.

Let’s learn the sound of evil chords and harmonies in music! =)

The Most Evil Chords in Music

C Diminished 7 D Minor (add b6) Dm/G

I would personally make two main distinctions of “evil chords”. The first type is a very dissonant and high tension harmony, very good for creepy atmospheres, scary background music, spooky vibes etc. And the other kind is more about powerful evil, like an evil boss, hardcore villain, demon, monster, or that kind of vibe.

1. Most Evil Chords – Tension and Dissonance

The main thing you need to learn here, are the most dissonant intervals in music, and then build chords and harmonies from those. Here they are:

Minor 2nd

Tritone

Minor 9th

Chords using any of these intervals, such as a diminished chord or an “add b9” chord, or an inversion that creates a minor 2nd interval, will be great for a dissonant and high tension mood in your music.

2. Most Evil Chords – Evil and Powerful

Now the main difference here, is that instead of chaos and dissonance, you create harmonies with a lot of weight on the root and 5th. This is what will create that sense of power. Then you sprinkle in some tension from a minor 3rd, or even a higher tension interval. However, sometimes a classic power chord is even exactly what you need for maximum focus on power. Here are some examples of evil and powerful chords:

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