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Maxa

The function wizard for the Maxa function:

Syntax

Maxa(Value1,...)

Parameters

Value1, Value2, …, ValueN. Range of cells, the maximum of which you want to find.

Description

It returns the maximum value in the cell array that contains not only numeric values.

Comments

Parameter values can include numbers, empty cells, logical values, text, cell references, formulas. The number of values can be from 1 to 255.

The True value is interpreted as -1, text values, and the False value is interpreted as 0.

Only Latin letters are allowed.

Example

Formula Result Description
=Maxa(A7:A9, A11, A6) 270 Maximum number in the array stored in A7:A9, A11, A6. The A6 cell contains the 180 number, A7 contains the 2 number, A8 contains the 270 number, A9 contains the 50 number, A11 contains the 100 number.
=Maxa(true, false, 15, 10) 15 Maximum number in the specified array.

See also:

Function WizardMathematical Functions