returns number of periods for investment · from excel · excel: not yet compared · sheets: not yet compared

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NPER(rate, pmt, pv, [fv], [type])

returns: number

argument	required
rate	required
pmt	required
pv	required
fv	optional · defaults to 0
type	optional · defaults to 0

examples

formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.

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