Engineering functions (reference)

Applies To
Excel for Microsoft 365 Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac Excel 2024 Excel 2024 for Mac Excel 2021 Excel 2021 for Mac Excel 2019 Excel 2016

To get detailed information about a function, click its name in the first column.

Function Description
BESSELI function Returns the modified Bessel function In(x)
BESSELJ function Returns the Bessel function Jn(x)
BESSELK function Returns the modified Bessel function Kn(x)
BESSELY function Returns the Bessel function Yn(x)
BIN2DEC function Converts a binary number to decimal
BIN2HEX function Converts a binary number to hexadecimal
BIN2OCT function Converts a binary number to octal
BITAND function
Excel 2013
Returns a bitwise 'And' of two numbers
BITLSHIFT function
Excel 2013
Returns a number shifted left by shift_amount bits
BITOR function
Excel 2013
Returns a bitwise 'Or' of two numbers
BITRSHIFT function
Excel 2013
Returns a number shifted right by shift_amount bits
BITXOR function
Excel 2013
Returns a bitwise 'Exclusive Or' of two numbers
COMPLEX function Converts real and imaginary coefficients into a complex number
CONVERT function Converts a number from one measurement system to another
DEC2BIN function Converts a decimal number to binary
DEC2HEX function Converts a decimal number to hexadecimal
DEC2OCT function Converts a decimal number to octal
DELTA function Tests whether two values are equal
ERF function Returns the error function
ERF.PRECISE function
Excel 2010
Returns the error function
ERFC function Returns the complementary error function
ERFC.PRECISE function
Excel 2010
Returns the complementary ERF function integrated between x and infinity
GESTEP function Tests whether a number is greater than a threshold value
HEX2BIN function Converts a hexadecimal number to binary
HEX2DEC function Converts a hexadecimal number to decimal
HEX2OCT function Converts a hexadecimal number to octal
IMABS function Returns the absolute value (modulus) of a complex number
IMAGINARY function Returns the imaginary coefficient of a complex number
IMARGUMENT function Returns the argument theta, an angle expressed in radians
IMCONJUGATE function Returns the complex conjugate of a complex number
IMCOS function Returns the cosine of a complex number
IMCOSH function
Excel 2013
Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a complex number
IMCOT function
Excel 2013
Returns the cotangent of a complex number
IMCSC function
Excel 2013
Returns the cosecant of a complex number
IMCSCH function
Excel 2013
Returns the hyperbolic cosecant of a complex number
IMDIV function Returns the quotient of two complex numbers
IMEXP function Returns the exponential of a complex number
IMLN function Returns the natural logarithm of a complex number
IMLOG10 function Returns the base-10 logarithm of a complex number
IMLOG2 function Returns the base-2 logarithm of a complex number
IMPOWER function Returns a complex number raised to an integer power
IMPRODUCT function Returns the product of from 2 to 255 complex numbers
IMREAL function Returns the real coefficient of a complex number
IMSEC function
Excel 2013
Returns the secant of a complex number
IMSECH function
Excel 2013
Returns the hyperbolic secant of a complex number
IMSIN function Returns the sine of a complex number
IMSINH function
Excel 2013
Returns the hyperbolic sine of a complex number
IMSQRT function Returns the square root of a complex number
IMSUB function Returns the difference between two complex numbers
IMSUM function Returns the sum of complex numbers
IMTAN function
Excel 2013
Returns the tangent of a complex number
OCT2BIN function Converts an octal number to binary
OCT2DEC function Converts an octal number to decimal
OCT2HEX function Converts an octal number to hexadecimal

Important

The calculated results of formulas and some Excel worksheet functions may differ slightly between a Windows PC using x86 or x86-64 architecture and a Windows RT PC using ARM architecture. Learn more about the differences.