Functions List
Here you can find all functions supported on Decipad.
Date Functions
| Name | Syntax | Description |
|---|---|---|
| contains | [Range] contains [Date] | Checks if a specific date is within a given range. |
| pick() | pick(Date, [year/month/day]) | Extracts the year, month, or day from a given date. |
| round() | round(Date, [year/month/day]) | Adjusts the precision of a date. It is useful when you want to perform calculations based on the month or year instead of a specific day. |
Finance Functions
| Name | Syntax | Description |
|---|---|---|
| compoundrate() | compoundrate(Rate, Number of Periods) | Calculates the compound rate over a specified number of periods based on a constant rate. |
| futurevalue() | futurevalue(Rate, Number of Periods, Initial Amount) | Calculates the future value of an investment considering the total number of periods, initial amount, and a constant interest rate. |
| netpresentvalue() | netpresentvalue(Discount Rate, Future Cashflows Column) | Calculates the net present value of an investment based on a list or column of periodic cash flows and a discount rate. |
| paymentamounts() | paymentamounts(Rate, Number of Periods, Amount) | Calculates the annual payment amount of a loan considering the borrowed amount, the number of repayment periods, and a constant interest rate. |
Number Functions
| Name | Syntax | Description |
|---|---|---|
| abs() | abs(Number) | Returns the absolute value of a number, removing the negative sign if present. |
| acos() | acos(Angle) | Computes trigonometric functions for angles. |
| asin() | asin(Angle) | Computes trigonometric functions for angles. |
| atan() | atan(Angle) | Computes trigonometric functions for angles. |
| cos() | cos(Angle) | Computes trigonometric functions for angles. |
| factorial() | factorial(Number) | Computes factorials, which are commonly used in probability calculations. |
| getunit() | getunit(Number) | Removes the units from a number, allowing you to work with the numbers alone. |
| ln() | ln(Number) | Calculates the natural logarithm of a given number. |
| mod | [Number] mod [Number] | Calculates the remainder when one number is divided by another. |
| round() | round(Number, [Precision]) | Rounds a number to a specified number of decimal places or to the nearest whole number. |
| sin() | sin(Angle) | Computes trigonometric functions for angles. |
| sqrt() | sqrt(Number) | Calculates the square root of a given number. |
| stripunit() | stripunit(Number) | Retrieves the units of a given number. |
| tan() | tan(Angle) | Computes trigonometric functions for angles. |
Table Functions
| Name | Syntax | Description |
|---|---|---|
| average() | average(Column) | Calculates the average of a column. |
| averageif() | average(Column, Column Condition) | Calculates the average of a column given a condition. |
| concatenate() | concatenate(Table, Table) | Combines two tables into a new table. |
| count() | count(Column) | Counts the number of rows in a column. |
| countif() | countif(Column, Column Condition) | Counts the number of rows in a column given a condition. |
| filter() | filter(Table, Condition) | Filters table rows based on a condition. |
| first() | first(Column) | Extracts the first element from a column. |
| grow() | grow(Initial, Rate, Column) | Calculates the compound growth of an initial value across rows. |
| last() | last(Table.Column) | Extracts the last element from a column. |
| lookup() | lookup(Table, Condition) | Finds a row that matches a condition from a table. |
| max() | max(Column) | Calculates the largest number from a column of numbers or the most recent date from a column of dates. |
| min() | min(Column) | Calculates the smallest number from a column of numbers or the earliest date from a column of dates. |
| previous() | previous(InitialValue, [Column]) | References the previous value within a table. |
| reverse() | reverse(Table) | Reverses the order of rows or a single column. |
| sort() | sort(Column) | Reorders a column in ascending order. |
| stepgrowth() | stepgrowth(Column) | Calculates the change between values in a column. |
| sum() | sum(Column) | Calculates the sum of a column. |
| sumif() | sumif(Column, Condition) | Calculates the sum of a column given a condition. |
| unique() | unique(Column) | Extracts the unique values from a column. |