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Lots of people grew up using Lotus 123 where they started formulas with +'s.

+3-abs(a1)
(for instance)

When they shifted to excel, they still remember their 123 rules and include that
+.

It's not necessary.



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None. The + is redundant, and is a compatibility throwback to Lotus 1-2-3.
Ditch it.

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