# Floor
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`floor` decrements a decimal value to the next lowest integer. For example, `floor(29.08)` returns `29`.

## Syntax
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```
floor(decimal)
```

## Arguments
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 *decimal*   
A field that uses the decimal data type, a literal value like **17.62**, or a call to another function that outputs a decimal.

## Return type
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Integer

## Example
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The following example decrements a decimal field to the next lowest integer.

```
floor(salesAmount)
```

The following are the given field values.

```
20.13
892.03
57.54
```

For these field values, the following values are returned.

```
20
892
57
```