Calc UNIQUE function

The UNIQUE function is used to identify and return distinct values from a list or range, effectively filtering out duplicates.

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Description

The UNIQUE function removed duplicate items from a list.


Syntax

UNIQUE(value1, value2, [value3], ...)
The UNIQUE function syntax has the following arguments:

  • value1 Required. A text value
  • value2 Required. A text value
  • value3 Optional. A text value

Example

FormulaDescriptionResult
=UNIQUE("a", "c", "a", "b", "c", "b")Removed duplicate values from the list a, c, a, b, c, b.a, c, b
=UNIQUE(9, 7, 4, 7, 9)Removed duplicate values from the list 9, 7, 4, 7, 9.9, 7, 4

Errors

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