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PLAIN-ENGLISH FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION

Excel functions in plain English

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ROUNDUPMath & Trigonometry

Rounds away from zero.

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ROUNDDOWNMath & Trigonometry

Rounds toward zero.

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ABSMath & Trigonometry

Returns the absolute value.

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MODMath & Trigonometry

Returns a remainder after division.

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POWERMath & Trigonometry

Raises a number to a power.

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SQRTMath & Trigonometry

Returns a positive square root.

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IFLogical

Returns one result if a condition is true and another if false.

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IFSLogical

Tests conditions and returns the first matching result.

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ANDLogical

Returns TRUE if every condition is true.

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ORLogical

Returns TRUE if any condition is true.

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NOTLogical

Reverses TRUE and FALSE.

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IFERRORLogical

Returns a fallback value if an expression errors.

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IFNALogical

Returns a fallback when the result is #N/A.

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LETLogical

Names intermediate calculations in a formula.

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FILTERLookup & Reference

Returns rows or columns that meet criteria.

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SORTLookup & Reference

Sorts an array.

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SORTBYLookup & Reference

Sorts an array based on another array.

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UNIQUELookup & Reference

Returns distinct values.

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XLOOKUPLookup & Reference

Looks up a value and returns the corresponding result.

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XMATCHLookup & Reference

Returns the position of a matching item.

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