DELTA function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

DELTA

Returns 1 if the two given numbers are equal, and 0 otherwise. It is also known as the Kronecker delta function.

 

Syntax

 

DELTA(number1; [number2])

number1: The first number given as input. Eg., 2

number2: The second number given as input. Defaults to 0 if omitted. Eg., 4

 

Remarks

  • A blank cell is considered the same as zero.


Examples

 

Formula

Result

=DELTA(2,4)

0

=DELTA(3,3)

1

=DELTA(2)

0


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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