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Is formula and a function are they same in Excel?

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A function is one specific function, like LEFT for getting a substring starting from the left, or TODAY for getting today's date, or SUM for getting the sum of some numbers.

A formula is a combination of cell references, values, strings, and functions, used to define how to calculate the value to display in a cell.

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