SPLK-1001 · Question #145
Snapping rounds down to the nearest specified unit.
The correct answer is A. Yes. Snapping is defined as a floor operation - it always rounds down to the nearest specified unit, never up. For example, if the unit is 5 and the value is 7, snapping yields 5, not 10. This makes it equivalent to a truncation toward the lower bound of the unit interval, which is…
Question
Snapping rounds down to the nearest specified unit.
Options
- AYes
- BNo
How the community answered
(64 responses)- A81% (52)
- B19% (12)
Explanation
Snapping is defined as a floor operation - it always rounds down to the nearest specified unit, never up. For example, if the unit is 5 and the value is 7, snapping yields 5, not 10. This makes it equivalent to a truncation toward the lower bound of the unit interval, which is a deliberate design choice for determinism and consistency in systems that require alignment to fixed grid intervals.
Why B is wrong: Saying "No" would imply snapping rounds to the nearest unit in either direction (like standard rounding), or rounds up - neither of which is correct. Snapping is specifically a downward (floor) operation, not a general nearest-neighbor operation.
Memory tip: Think of snapping as "snapping down" like gravity - values always fall to the floor of the nearest unit, never bounce up. Associate the "S" in Snapping with "Subtracts" (it never adds beyond your current unit).
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