Operators in LibreOffice Calc

You can use the following operators in LibreOffice Calc:

Arithmetical Operators

These operators return numerical results.

Operator

Name

Example

+ (Plus)

Addition

1+1

- (Minus)

Subtraction

2-1

- (Minus)

Negation

-5

* (asterisk)

Multiplication

2*2

/ (Slash)

Division

9/3

% (Percent)

Percent

15%

^ (Caret)

Exponentiation

3^2


note

Prefix "-" (negation) has a higher precedence than "^" (exponentiation). For example -3^2 equals 9, which is the square of a negative number.


Comparative operators

These operators return either true or false.

Operator

Name

Example

= (equal sign)

Equal

A1=B1

> (Greater than)

Greater than

A1>B1

< (Less than)

Less than

A1<B1

>= (Greater than or equal to)

Greater than or equal to

A1>=B1

<= (Less than or equal to)

Less than or equal to

A1<=B1

<> (Inequality)

Inequality

A1<>B1


Text operators

The operator combines separate texts into one text.

Operator

Mjeno

Přikład

& (And)

text concatenation AND

"Sun" & "day" is "Sunday"


Poćahowe operatory

Tute operatory celowy wobłuk wot nul celow, jedneje cele a wjacore cele wróća.

Wobłuk ma najwyšu prioritu, potom rězne mnóstwo a naposledk zjednoćenske mnóstwo.

Operator

Mjeno

Přikład

: (dwudypk)

Wobłuk

A1:C108

! (wuwołak)

Rězne mnóstwo

SUMA(A1:B6!B5:C12)

Wuličuje sumu wšě h celow w rěznym mnóstwje; w tutym přikładźe je wuslědk suma celow B5 a B6.

~ (tilda)

Zjednoćenje abo zjednoćenske mnóstwo

Takes two references and returns a reference list, which is a concatenation of the left reference followed by the right reference. Double entries are referenced twice. See note below this table.


note

Reference concatenation using a tilde character was implemented lately. When a formula with the tilde operator exists in a document that is opened in old versions of the software, an error is returned. A reference list is not allowed inside an array expression.