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Engineering function

ERFC.PRECISE

Returns the complementary error function with improved precision.

Rarely usedDifficulty 1500 · AdvancedUsage rank #490 of 520
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When to use it

The complementary error function with full precision, including negative inputs.

The shape of it

Syntax
=ERFC.PRECISE(x)

Worked examples

  • One

    =ERFC.PRECISE(1) 0.157299207

    At 1.

  • Half

    =ERFC.PRECISE(0.5) 0.479500122

    At 0.5.

  • Negative

    =ERFC.PRECISE(-1) 1.842700793

    Above 1 for negative inputs.

Worth knowing

  • Bit error rate formulas use 0.5*ERFC.PRECISE(SQRT(snr)).
  • Same as 1 - ERF.PRECISE(x).
  • Introduced in Excel 2010.

Where it goes wrong

  • #VALUE! for text.
  • Underflows to 0 for x above about 27.

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