OR
Returns true if any argument evaluates to true
Syntax
OR(logical1, [logical_n])
Arguments
| Argument |
Description |
Required |
logical1 |
The first logical value or expression to evaluate |
Required |
logical_n |
Additional logical values or expressions to evaluate |
Optional |
Examples
Check if any condition is true
=OR(A1>20, A2>20)
Result ⇒
true
Validate age ranges
=OR(A1<18, A1>65)
Result ⇒
true
Check multiple boolean values
=OR(false, false, true)
Result ⇒
true
Related Functions
Other Logical functions:
- AND - Returns true if all arguments evaluate to true
- CONTAINS - Returns true if a range contains a specified value
- IF - Returns the first value if logical_expression is TRUE; otherwise returns the second value.
- IFERROR - Returns a custom result when a formula generates an error, and a normal result when no error is detected.
- IFS - Returns the value corresponding to the first TRUE result when evaluating multiple tests.
- ISBETWEEN - Returns true if a provided number is between two other numbers either inclusively or exclusively; otherwise returns false.
- ISBLANK - Returns true if the value is blank, empty, or null; otherwise returns false.
- ISERROR - Returns TRUE if the value is any error value
- ISEVEN - Returns TRUE if the number is even, FALSE if odd
- ISNA - Returns TRUE if the value is the #N/A error value
- ISNUMBER - Returns TRUE if the value is a number
- ISODD - Returns TRUE if the number is odd, FALSE if even
- ISTEXT - Returns TRUE if the value is text
- NOT - Returns FALSE if logical expression is TRUE and TRUE if logical expression is FALSE.
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