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23  # Module docstring. 
24  """Module for basic mathematical operations.""" 
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26  # Python module imports. 
27  from math import ceil, log10 
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30 -def order_of_magnitude(value):
31 """Determine the order of magnitude of the given number. 32 33 For example, the number 1,234 will be give a value of 4.0. 34 35 36 @param value: The value to determine the order of magnitude of. 37 @type value: float or int 38 @return: The order of magnitude. 39 @rtype: float 40 """ 41 42 # Calculate and return the value. 43 return ceil(log10(value))
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46 -def round_to_next_order(value):
47 """Round the given value up to the next order of magnitude. 48 49 For example, the number 1,234 will be rounded up to 10,000. 50 51 52 @param value: The value to determine the order of magnitude of. 53 @type value: float or int 54 @return: The new value rounded up to the next order of magnitude. 55 @rtype: float 56 """ 57 58 # Calculate and return the value. 59 return 10**(order_of_magnitude(value))
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