Documentation/Calc Functions/ERFC

Function name:
ERFC

Category:
Add-in

Summary:
Calculates the value of the complementary error function for a specified limit. This is equivalent to the value of the error function calculated between the specified limit and infinity.

Syntax:
ERFC(Limit)

Returns:
Returns a real number in the range 0 < x < 2, which is the value of the complementary error function for the specified limit.

Arguments:
Limit is a real number, or a reference to a cell containing that number, which is the value for which the complementary error function is to be calculated.


 * If Limit is non-numeric, then ERFC reports a #VALUE! error.

Additional details:
The formula for ERFC is:
 * ERFC(x) = 1 - ERF(x)

The following figure shows a plot of this function.

More information can be found at Wikipedia’s Error function page.

Related LibreOffice functions:
ERF

ERF.PRECISE

ERFC.PRECISE

ODF standard:
Section 6.16.28, part 2

Equivalent Excel functions:
ERFC