Every number is closer to 2 than a number that is further away. For example, 5 million is closer to 2 than 10 million is. And 10 million is closer than 25 trillion is. But even that is closer to 2 than 26 trillion is.
Conversely, no number can be the closest to 2. If x is close to 2 (but not equal to 2), then it is easy to prove that the average of x and 2 = (x + 2)/2 is closer to 2 than x was. And then, the average of that new number and 2 is closer still. And so on - forever.
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-5.1. Even closer is -5.01 and still closer is -5.000000001 and so on.
2.049though 2.0499 is closer and 2.04999 is closer still 2.049999 is even closer, and so on.
it's closer to 1/2 1/2 = 3/6 2/3 = 4/6 1 = 6/6 4 is closer to 3 so 2/3 is closer to 1/2
Rounding up won't take you to the nearest whole number. 2.3 is closer to 2 than it is to 3.