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We have sum,max,min... etc so why we don,t have function like Distinct
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This will count unique (distinct) entries in the range A1:A10:

=SUMPRODUCT((A1:A10<"")/COUNTIF(A1:A10,A1:A10&""))

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OT: Biff, I've responded to your query in the thread Combin in this
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Yes, I've seen it.

30 min calc times isn't too bad considering what it does!

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"Biff" wrote:
Yes, I've seen it.


well .. I won't know that unless you responded somewhere, would I ? <g

30 min calc times isn't too bad considering what it does!


Agreed. The time taken to generate all the combinations would vary depending
on the PC's specs, etc.
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