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MAXA
MAXA works like MAX but also counts logical values (TRUE=1, FALSE=0) and text (as 0) rather than ignoring them. This matters when your range may contain logical flags you want to treat as numeric in the comparison.
Excel
=MAXA(B2:B5)Google Sheets
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Verified example
Computed by a real spreadsheet engine on the sample data below.
| Item | Value |
| A | 10 |
| B | 25 |
| C | TRUE |
| D | 5 |
=MAXA(B2:B5)→25
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How it works
- 1Reference the range including possible logical or text values: =MAXA(B2:B5).
- 2MAXA converts TRUE to 1, FALSE and text to 0 before finding the maximum.
- 3Returns the largest value after those conversions.
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