UNIQUE
Returns a list of unique values in a list or range.
Syntax
UNIQUE(array, [by_col], [occurs_once])
Arguments
| Argument |
Description |
Required |
array |
The range or array from which to find the unique values. |
Required |
by_col |
Whether to find unique values by column (TRUE) or by row (FALSE). |
Optional |
occurs_once |
Whether to return only values that occur exactly once. |
Optional |
Examples
Get unique values from list
=UNIQUE(A1:A5)
Result ⇒
Array: [["Apple"], ["Banana"], ["Cherry"]]
| Apple |
| Banana |
| Apple |
| Cherry |
| Banana |
Find values that occur only once
=UNIQUE(A1:A4, false, true)
Result ⇒
Array: [["Blue"], ["Green"]]
Unique rows in table
=UNIQUE(A1:B4)
Result ⇒
Array: [["A","1"], ["B","2"], ["C","3"]]
Related Functions
Other Data functions:
- CHOOSE - Uses index to return a value from the list of value arguments
- COLUMN - Returns the column number of the current cell context.
- DROP - Drops the first N rows and optionally first N columns from an array. Returns an error if the result would be empty.
- FILTER - Returns a filtered array containing only rows that match the criteria
- GROUPBY - Groups data by a key and applies an aggregator function to each group
- HLOOKUP - Returns the corresponding value from the specified row of table which matches exactly or approximately to the first row of the table.
- HSTACK - Horizontally stacks arrays by appending columns
- INDEX - Returns a cell value from a list or table based on its column and row numbers.
- LAST - Returns the last N rows and optionally last N columns from an array. Returns an error if the result would be empty.
- MAP - Processes each row in an array with a formula including a COL or CELL keyword and returns it as a 2D array.
- MATCH - Returns the position of the item/lookup_value in the lookup_array or range.
- PICK - Selects specific columns from an array using column numbers or header names
- ROW - Returns the 1-indexed row number of the current cell
- SEQUENCE - Returns the list of generated sequential numbers in an array.
- SORT - Sorts the values in a range or array.
- TAKE - Returns the first N rows and optionally first N columns from an array. Returns an error if the result would be empty.
- TRANSPOSE - Returns the result after transposing the rows and columns of an array or range.
- VLOOKUP - Returns a value from a table by looking up a value in the first column and returning a value from the specified column
- VSTACK - Vertically stacks arrays by appending rows
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