/**
* Round to first significant digit
* +N to +infinity
* -N to -infinity
*
*/
function round1stSignificant ( $N ) {
if ( $N === 0 ) {
return 0;
}
$x = floor ( log10 ( abs( $N ) ) );
return ( $N > 0 )
? ceil( $N * pow ( 10, $x * -1 ) ) * pow( 10, $x )
: floor( $N * pow ( 10, $x * -1 ) ) * pow( 10, $x );
}
echo round1stSignificant( 39144818 ) . PHP_EOL;
echo round1stSignificant( 124818 ) . PHP_EOL;
echo round1stSignificant( 0.07468 ) . PHP_EOL;
echo round1stSignificant( 0 ) . PHP_EOL;
echo round1stSignificant( -0.07468 ) . PHP_EOL;
/**
* Output
*
* 40000000
* 200000
* 0.08
* 0
* -0.08
*
*/
