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+//
+// Copyright © 2023 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace armnn
+{
+template<typename T>
+struct ceil
+    {
+        typedef T result_type;
+        typedef T argument_type;
+
+        T
+        operator () (const T&  inputData) const
+        {
+            return std::ceil(inputData);
+        }
+    };
+
+} //namespace armnn