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TO_PURE_NUMBER function

Returns a value as a plain number without date, percent or currency meaning; numeric text is converted.

Syntax

=TO_PURE_NUMBER(value)

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredDescription
valueRequiredThe value to convert

How to use TO_PURE_NUMBER

TO_PURE_NUMBER takes 1 required argument. Type =TO_PURE_NUMBER( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.

Examples

Each result below was calculated by the SheetsBat formula engine.

=TO_PURE_NUMBER(0.5)Result 0.5
=TO_PURE_NUMBER("50%")Result 0.5

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