What is RAND Function in Excel?
The RAND function is one of the math functions of Excel.
It Returns a random number greater than or equal to 0 and less than 1, evenly distributed (changes on recalculation).
We can find this function in Math & trig category of insert function Tab.
How to use RAND function in excel
- Click on an empty cell (like F5 )
2. Click on fx icon (or press shift+F3)
3. In the insert function tab you will see all functions
4. Select math and trig category
5. Select RAND function
6. Then select ok
7. In the function arguments Tab you will see RAND function
8. The Rand function has no arguments
9. You will see results in the formula result section
Examples of RAND function in Excel
Example 1:
How to use RAND function in excel
You can see examples of RAND function below:
rand(A2) ----->>>>answer is 0.840
rand(A3) ----->>>>answer is 0.297
rand(A4) ----->>>>answer is 0.078
rand(A5) ----->>>>answer is 0.351
rand(A6) ----->>>>answer is 0.147What is the purpose of RAND function?
It Returns a random number greater than or equal to 0 and less than 1, evenly distributed (changes on recalculation).
What is the Return value of RAND function?
It returns a number.
How many arguments does RAND function have?
This function has no arguments.
The argument of RAND function is number.
The argument of RAND function is required and not optional.
RAND(number) = number
Which version of excel supports RAND function?
This function is available for all excel versions (2003-2019)
