Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love; Hearts unfold like flowârs before Thee, Opâning to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; Drive the dark of doubt away;
In math, an array refers to a set of numbers or objects that will follow a specific pattern. An array is an orderly arrangementâoften in rows, columns or a matrixâthat is most commonly used as a visual tool for demonstrating multiplication and division.
Before we start on Excel array functions and formulas, let's figure out what the term array means. Essentially, an array in Excel is a collection of items. The items can be text or numbers and they can reside in a single row or column, or in multiple rows and columns. For example, if you put your weekly grocery list into an Excel array format, it would look like: {Milk, Eggs, Butter, Corn flakes}.