converts text to a number, locale-independent · from excel · excel: not yet compared · no sheets equivalent

signature

NUMBERVALUE(text, [decimal_separator], [group_separator])

returns: number

argument	required
text	required
decimal_separator	optional
group_separator	optional

examples

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

errors

error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.

error	produced by
#VALUE!	=NUMBERVALUE("alpha")

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