=(b2-b3)
It isn't. A negative integer is always smaller than a positive integer. Look at the numbers on a number line, in standard format. If a number is further to the right than another number, it is greater. The number further to the left is smaller.
yes in some circumstances it can be used to express a rate of change, in a time series or trend line, or random error, however it is probably better represented in a different format to avoid confusion.
The number as presented is already in decimal format.
To find the percentage change, you divide the change from initial to final by the absolute value of the initial value and then multiply by 100%. As an example: if the initial value is in cell A1 and the final value is in cell A2, the formula for percent change would be: =(A2-A1)/ABS(A1). You can EITHER multiply that value by 100 to get the percentage OR format the cell to display the number as a percentage. If the original number is negative and the final number is less (even more negative) - this makes the percentage change negative. If the original number is negative and the final number still negative but greater (closer to zero) then this would be an increase even though it would be less negative so the percent change would be positive. If the original number is negative and the final number zero or positive, this would still constitute an increase so the percentage change would be positive. If the initial number was positive and the final number negative, then this would be a pretty obvious decrease and the percentage change would be negative.
Second Number / First Number provides the second number as a percentage of the first. If there is an increase, simply subtract 1 from the result, and multiply by 100. If you do not multiply by 100, you are left with the result in decimal format.
the excel number format that applies a thousand comma separate where appropriate inserts a fixed us dollar sign aligned at the left edge of the cell applies two decimals places and leaves a small amount of space at the right edge of the cell to accommodate a parenthesis for negative numbers is the what? The answer is accounting number format
That is standard accounting and financial format to identify negative numbers. (It's much more visible than a little dash before a number, or, especially for things printed and then copied, seeing the proverbial "red ink", which is also used in some formats).
Negative Format was created in 1996.
When a parenthesis follows a comma and ends a sentence, the closing punctuation mark should be placed after the closing parenthesis to indicate the end of the whole sentence. This format helps maintain clarity in the sentence structure and communication of ideas to the reader.
The format by which computers express number is hexadecimal format. In this format the base of numbers is 16 as opposed to 10.
It is the "Format" that is applied to that cell's contents. Go to Excel Help and type "Format." There are lots of things including numbers which can be formatted. Numbers are in red if they are negative or greater or less than a limit.
You can set up a custom format. You can do that through the formatting settings. The standard format is: #,##0.00;[Red]-#,##0.00 You would change it to this: #,##0.00;(#,##0.00) The second part is for negative numbers, and so it will show it in brackets rather than in red with a minus sign before it. ======================== I don't know which version of the software you're using. I have the 2010 package. When I pull down Format / Cells and choose Number / Category 'Number', right there is a list of four different ways to indicate negative numbers.
You have the comma style that will do it from the toolbar, or you can do it by using the numeric format called Number and ticking the "Use 1000 Separator" tick box.
There are many different formats for displaying numbers in an Excel cell including a general format, a currency format, a percentage format and an accounting format.
It can mean doing financial accounts. It can also refer to one of the formatting options available. Accounting format is used for monetary values. It aligns the currency symbols and decimal points of numbers in a column. The Accounting format displays zeros as dashes and negative numbers in parentheses.
examples: 1, 2, 0, -5, sqrt(2), pi etc. real numbers means numbers on the real plane. the opposite of real numbers are imaginary numbers which takes the format of ai, in which the i is the imaginary unit they do not exist on the real plane, but only on the imaginary plane. they can be found by square-rooting a negative number, e.g. sqrt(-4)=2i usually imaginary numbers are used with real numbers, with the format a+bi, and this is called complex numbers.
Digital negative is the same with RAW image format. See the related question for more details about this format and a comparison with other formats.