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SMALL
SMALL returns the k-th smallest numeric value from a range, where k=1 gives the minimum. Use it for finding the bottom performers, cheapest options, or earliest dates in ranked order without sorting the data.
Excel
=SMALL(B2:B5,2)Google Sheets
=SMALL(B2:B5,2)✓
Verified example
Computed by a real spreadsheet engine on the sample data below.
| Vendor | Quote |
| Alpha | 1200 |
| Beta | 950 |
| Gamma | 1050 |
| Delta | 870 |
=SMALL(B2:B5,2)→950
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How it works
- 1Provide the data range and rank k: =SMALL(B2:B5,2).
- 2k=1 returns the smallest value, k=2 the second-smallest, and so on.
- 3The function returns the k-th smallest numeric value.