SUM

Returns the sum of a series of numbers and/or cells.

SUM for BigQuery

Returns the sum of a data column.

Sample usage

=SUM(table_name!inventory)

Syntax

SUM(column)

• column - The data column to consider when calculating the sum.

Tip: Returning sum across multiple columns is not supported.

Sample usage

SUM(A2:A100)

SUM(1,2,3,4,5)

SUM(1,2,A2:A50)

Syntax

SUM(value1, [value2, ...])

• value1 – The first number or range to add together.

• value2, ... – [ OPTIONAL ] – Additional numbers or ranges to add to value1.

Notes

• If only a single number for value1 is supplied, SUM returns value1.

• Although SUM is specified as taking a maximum of 30 arguments, Google Sheets supports an arbitrary number of arguments for this function.

See also

SUMSQ: Returns the sum of the squares of a series of numbers and/or cells.

SUMIF: Returns a conditional sum across a range.

SERIESSUM: Given parameters x, n, m and a, returns the power series sum a₁xⁿ + a₂x^(n+m) + … + a_ix^(n+(i-1)m), where i is the number of entries in range 'a'.

QUOTIENT: Returns one number divided by another, without the remainder.

PRODUCT: Returns the result of multiplying a series of numbers together.

MULTIPLY: Returns the product of two numbers. Equivalent to the '*' operator.

MINUS: Returns the difference of two numbers. Equivalent to the '-' operator.

DIVIDE: Returns one number divided by another. Equivalent to the '/' operator.

ADD: Returns the sum of two numbers. Equivalent to the '+' operator.

Examples

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