Beginning OpenOffice Calc: From Setting Up Simple Spreadsheets to Business Forecasting

Exponential Function (EXP)

Syntax: EXP(Number)

The EXP function returns the values of the exponential function e^x for the given number x where e is approximately equal to 2.718281828. For example:

=EXP(1)

returns 2.72 (see Figure 5-2).

Figure 5-2. Sample result of the EXP function

See also the sections on the FACT, LN, LOG, LOG10, POWER, and SQRT functions.