Abacus Functions(1)					   Abacus Functions(1)


Abacus has available the following functions that you can use as complex formulas:


		Math And Trignometric Functions 
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Math And Trignometric Functions 

FUNCTION - ABS
	SINTAX:     
		@ABS(number)
		@ABS(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

		This function returns the absolute value of a given Cell/number.
                An absolute value of a given number is it's number without it's
		signal.

	EXAMPLES:
		The result of @ABS(-5) equals to 5.
		The result of @ABS(A1) if Cell A1 contains -5 will be equal to 5.

	
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Math And Trignometric Functions 

FUNCTION - ACOS
	SINTAX:     
		@ACOS(number)
		@ACOS(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns the value of the corresponding inverse trignometric
                function cosine of the given argument.
                The arc-cosine is the angle which cosin is the argument.
                The argument must be a numeric expression in the range of
                -1<=argument<=1.
                The returned value is an angle in radians in the range of
                0<=returned value <= PI.
                If conversion should be needed from radians to degrees use
                the following formula @ACOS(argument)*180/@PI().

	EXAMPLES:
                The result of @ACOS(-0.5) is equal to 2.0943951 ( 2 PI/3 radians)
                The result of @ACOS(-0.5)*180/@PI() is equal to 120 (degrees)


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Math And Trignometric Functions 

FUNCTION - ASIN

	SINTAX:     
		@ASIN(number)
		@ASIN(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns the value of the corresponding inverse trignometric
                function sine of the given argument.
                The arc-sine is the angle which sine is the argument.
                The argument must be a numeric expression in the range of
                -1<=argument<=1.
                The returned value is an angle in radians in the range of
                -PI/2 <=returned value <= PI/2.
                If conversion should be needed from radians to degrees use
                the following formula @ASIN(argument)*180/@PI().

	EXAMPLES:
                The result of @ASIN(-0.5) is equal to -0.5235988 ( -PI/6 radians)
                The result of @ASIN(-0.5)*180/@PI() is equal to -30 (degrees)


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FUNCTION - ATAN
	SINTAX:     
		@ATAN(number)
		@ATAN(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns the value of the corresponding inverse trignometric
                function tangent of the given argument.
                The arc-tangent is the angle which tanget is the argument.
                The argument can be any angle you wish. 
                The returned value is an angle in radians in the range of
                -PI/2 <=returned value <= PI/2.
                If conversion should be needed from radians to degrees use
                the following formula @ATAN(argument)*180/@PI().

	EXAMPLES:
                The result of @ATAN(1) is equal to 0.785398 ( PI/4 radians)
                The result of @ATAN(1)*180/@PI() is equal to 45 (degrees)


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FUNCTION - ATAN2
	SINTAX:     
                @ATAN(argument_x , argument_y)
                argument_x and argument_y can be each one either a number
                or a Cell.
                argument_x is the x coordinate of the desired point.
                argument_y is the y coordinate of the desired point.

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns the angle between the XX radix and the line that
                contains the Origin (0,0) and the point which is located
                at the coordinate (argument_x,argument_y).
                The returned value is an angle in radians in the range of
                -PI < returned value <= PI.
                If argument_x and argument_y are 0, ATAN2 will result
                in "#DIV0!".
                If conversion should be needed from radians to degrees use
                the following formula ATAN2(argument_x:argument_y)*180/PI().

	EXAMPLES:
                The result of @ATAN2(1 , 1) is equal to 0.785398 (PI/4 radians).
                The result of @ATAN2(-1,-1) is equal to -2.35619
                (-3 PI/4 radianes).
                The result of @ATAN2(-1,-1)*180/@PI() is equal to -135(degrees).


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Math And Trignometric Functions 

FUNCTION - COS
	SINTAX:     
		@COS(number)
		@COS(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns the cosine of a given angle.
                The argument is any radian number.
                If the angle is in degrees you should use the following
                convertion formula: @COS(argument*@PI()/180).

        EXAMPLES:
                The result of @COS(1.047) is equal to 0.500171.
                The result of @COS(60*@PI()/180) is equal to 0.5.


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FUNCTION - EXP
	SINTAX:     
		@EXP(number)
		@EXP(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns the value of the exponential function for the argument.
                e=2,71828182845904
                EXP(x)= e^x
                EXP is the inverse of LN.

	EXAMPLES:
                The result of @EXP(1) is equal to 2,718282.
                The result of @EXP(2) is equal to e^2 = 7,389056.
                The result of @EXP(@LN(3)) is equal to 3.


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FUNCTION - INTF
	SINTAX:     
		@INTF(argument)
		argument can either be a cell or a number.
		

	DESCRIPTION:
		Converts a float to an integer.

	EXAMPLES:
	       The result of @INTF(1.45555) is equal to 1.
	       The result of @INTF(1) is equal to 1.
		

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FUNCTION - LN
	SINTAX:     
		@LN(number)
		@LN(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns the value of the corresponding Natural logarithm
                function for the argument.
                The Natural algorithm are based in e (2,71828182845904).
                The argument must be > 0.
                LN is the inverse of EXP.

	EXAMPLES:
                @LN(86) is equal to 4,454347.
                @LN(2,7182818) is equal to 1.
                @LN(@EXP(3))is equal to 3.
                @EXP(@LN(4)) is equal to 4.


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FUNCTION - LOG
	SINTAX:     
                @LOG(number)
                number can be either Cell or number.

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns the value of the corresponding common base 10 logarithm
                function for the argument.
                "number" is the number for wich we want to get the logarithm.
                "number" must be > 0.

	EXAMPLES:
                The result of @LOG(10) is equal to 1.


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FUNCTION - MOD
	SINTAX:     
                @MOD(x,y)
                Each x and y can be either a number or a Cell. 

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns the remainder of x divided by y.

	EXAMPLES:
                The result of @MOD(3,2) is equal to 1.
                The result of @MOD(3,-2) is equal to 1.
                The result of @MOD(-3,2) is equal to -1.
                The result of @MOD(-3,-2) is equal to -1.


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FUNCTION - PI
	SINTAX:     
                @PI()

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns the value of PI=3.1415926536.

	EXAMPLES:
                The result of @PI()/2 is equal to 1.57079.
                The result of @SIN(@PI()/2) is equal to 1.


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FUNCTION - RAND
	SINTAX:     
                @RAND()

	DESCRIPTION:
                Returns a random number (0<=number<=1).

	EXAMPLES:
                The result of @RAND()*100 is a random number between 0 and 100.


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FUNCTION - ROUND
	SINTAX:     
                @ROUND(argument , digit)
                Each argument and digit can be either a number or a Cell. 

	DESCRIPTION:
                Rounds the argument at the specified digit.
                digit must be an integer in such that digit>0.

	EXAMPLES:
                @ROUND(610,5765383 , 2) produces the result 610.6 .


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FUNCTION - SIN 
	SINTAX:     
		@SIN(number)
		@SIN(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

                Returns the sine of a given angle.
                The argument is any radian number.
                If the angle is in degrees you should use the following
                convertion formula: @SIN(argument*@PI()/180).

        EXAMPLES:
		The result of @SIN(@PI()) is equal to 0.00000000 .
                The result of @SIN(@PI()/2) is equal to 1.
                The result of @SIN(30*@PI()/180) is equal to 0.5.


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Math And Trignometric Functions 

FUNCTION - SQRT
	SINTAX:     
		@SQRT(number)
		@SQRT(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:
		Returns the square root of the argument. in "number" <0
		the message #VALUE! should appear.

	EXAMPLES:

		The result of @SQRT(25) is equal to 5.
		The result of @SQRT(-25) is equal to "#VALUE!" message.
		The result of @SQRT(@ABS(-25)) is equal to 4.


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FUNCTION - SUM
	SINTAX:     
		@SUM(number1,number2,...)
		@SUM(Cell1:Cell2)

	DESCRIPTION:
		Returns the the sum of all numbers of the argument 
		list (number1,number2,...).
		If the argument is a matrix, every blank cells or with no 
		numeric values inserted are ignored, if there is a contained 
		cell with an error message the result should be an error 
		message.

	EXAMPLES:
		The result of @SUM(1,2,3,4) is equal to 10.
		The result of @SUM(A1:B2), where Cells A1,A2,B1,B2 are each equal to
		1, is equal to 4.


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FUNCTION - TAN
	SINTAX:     
		@TAN(number)
		@TAN(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:
	        Returns the tangent of a given angle.
                The argument is any radian number.
                If the angle is in degrees you should use the following
                convertion formula: @TAN(argument*@PI()/180).

        EXAMPLES:
                The result of @TAN(0.523599) is equal to 0.577350.
                The result of @TAN(45*@PI()/180) is equal to 1.


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		Information Functions
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Information Functions

FUNCTION - ISERR
	SINTAX:     
		ISERR(number)
		ISERR(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - ISNA
	SINTAX:     
		ISNA(number)
		ISNA(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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Information Functions

FUNCTION - ISNUMBER
	SINTAX:     
		ISNUMBER(number)
		ISNUMBER(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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Information Functions

FUNCTION - ISSTRING
	SINTAX:     
		ISSTRING(number)
		ISSTRING(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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		Logical Functions
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Logical Functions

FUNCTION - @IF 
	SINTAX:     
		@IF(logic-test , if-true-value, if-false-value)

		"logic-test" is any value or expression that can be evaluated
		as being TRUE or FALSE value.
		"if-true-value" is the returned value if "logic-test" is TRUE.
		if "if-true-value" is omited and "logic-test" is TRUE it will
		be returned 0.
		"if-false-value" is the returned value if "logic-test" is TRUE.
		if "if-false-value" is omited and "logic-test" is TRUE it will
		be returned 0.

	DESCRIPTION:


	EXAMPLES:


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Logical Functions

FUNCTION - TRUE 
	SINTAX:     
		@TRUE()

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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Logical Functions

FUNCTION - FALSE 
	SINTAX:     
		@FALSE()

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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		Date And Time Functions
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Date And Time Functions

FUNCTION - DAY 
	SINTAX:     
		DAY(number)
		DAY(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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Date And Time Functions

FUNCTION - HOUR 
	SINTAX:     
		HOUR(number)
		HOUR(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - MINUTE 
	SINTAX:     
		MINUTE(number)
		MINUTE(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - MONTH 
	SINTAX:     
		MONTH(number)
		MONTH(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - SECOND 
	SINTAX:     
		SECOND(number)
		SECOND(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - TIMEVALUE 
	SINTAX:     
		TIMEVALUE(number)
		TIMEVALUE(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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Date And Time Functions

FUNCTION - TODAY
	SINTAX:     
		TODAY(number)
		TODAY(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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		Text Functions
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Text Functions

FUNCTION - CHAR 
	SINTAX:     
		CHAR(number)
		CHAR(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - CODE 
	SINTAX:     
		CODE(number)
		CODE(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - LENGTH 
	SINTAX:     
		LENGTH(number)
		LENGTH(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - LOWER 
	SINTAX:     
		LOWER(number)
		LOWER(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - PROPER 
	SINTAX:     
		PROPER(number)
		PROPER(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - STRINGF 
	SINTAX:     
		STRINGF(number)
		STRINGF(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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FUNCTION - UPPER 
	SINTAX:     
		UPPER(number)
		UPPER(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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Text Functions

FUNCTION - VALUE 
	SINTAX:     
		VALUE(number)
		VALUE(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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		Statistical Functions
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Statistical Functions

FUNCTION - AVG
	SINTAX:     
		AVG(number)
		AVG(Cell)

	DESCRIPTION:

	EXAMPLES:
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Statistical Functions

FUNCTION - COUNT
	SINTAX:     
		@COUNT(value1,value2,value3,...)
		@COUNT(Cell1:Cell2)

	DESCRIPTION:
		This function returns the number of elements of the given list 
		of arguments or rangeof cells.Cells which value is either
		blank or a string or even an error message will not be counted.

	EXAMPLES:
		The return value of @COUNT(1,1,1,1,1) is equal to 5.
		The return value of @COUNT(A1:A5) is 5 if all cells in the 
		range have a value. if there are blank cells each of them 
		counts as 0. for instance if A1=1,A2 and A3 are blank,
		A4="hello",A5=0, the reurn value will be 2. 
		

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FUNCTION - MAX
	SINTAX:     
		@MAX(value1,value2,value3,...)
		@MAX(Cell1:Cell2)

	DESCRIPTION:
		This function returns the major number included in the given list 
		of arguments or rangeof cells. Cells which value is either
		blank or a string or even an error message will considered.

	EXAMPLES:
		The return value of @MAX(1,4,3,5,4,3,6) is equal to 6.
		The return value of @MAX(A1:A5) is 5 if all cells in the 
		range have the following values: A1=1,A2 and A3 are blank,
		A4="hello",A5=5. 


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FUNCTION - MIN
	SINTAX:     
		@MIN(value1,value2,value3,...)
		@MIN(Cell1:Cell2)

	DESCRIPTION:
		This function returns the minor number included in the given list 
		of arguments or rangeof cells. Cells which value is either
		blank or a string or even an error message will considered.

	EXAMPLES:
		The return value of @MIN(1,4,3,5,4,3,6) is equal to 6.
		The return value of @MIN(A1:A5) is 1 if all cells in the 
		range have the following values: A1=1,A2 and A3 are blank,
		A4="hello",A5=5. 


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