(superlative of `near' or `nigh') most near

(superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death"

Rounding mode that rounds to the closest representable number, with the exact midpoint rounded to the closest representable number in the direction of positive infinity. This is equivalent to the nearest mode in Fixed-Point Toolbox. See also ceiling (round toward), convergent rounding, floor (round toward), rounding, truncation, zero (round toward)