ARABIC function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

ARABIC

Converts a given Roman numeral into an Arabic numeral.

 

Syntax

 

ARABIC("text")
text: The Roman numeral you want to convert into an Arabic numeral. It must be between 1-3999, inclusive.

 

Remarks

  • Returns 0 as the result when an empty string is given as input.

  • It is case-insensitive, i.e. "MM" and "mm" are considered the same.


Examples

 

Formula

Result

=ARABIC("VI")

6

=ARABIC("MMMCMXCIX")

3999

=ARABIC(A4)

2000


Get a hands-on experience of the function in the embedded range below.   



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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