Closest value

Find the closest value to a given number in a vector

Version 1.4.0.0 (1.9 KB)
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12 Feb 2014

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Given the number NUM, this function find the closest value to NUM in the vector VEC.

Only search within vector interval, and the vector must be non-monotonic decreasing.

Good for closest longitude/latitude searches etc.

Cite As

Håvard Falck (2026). Closest value (https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/44505-closest-value), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Version Published Release Notes
1.4.0.0

Should be faster, but still do the same thing.
1.3.0.0

Minor fixes.
Only search within vector interval.
1.1.0.0

Added support for NUM larger or smaller than VEC.