MUNIT function

The MUNIT function returns a unit matrix of size dimension x dimension. The result of this function is an array of form:

1 0 …  0

0 1 ... 0 

0 0 … ...

0 0 … 1

Parts of a MUNIT function

MUNIT(dimension)

Part Description
dimension Required. The size of the unit matrix. Dimension must be an integer greater than zero.

Sample formulas

Example 1:  MUNIT(1)

Example 2: MUNIT(3)

Notes

If dimension is less than 1, MUNIT returns a #VALUE error.

Examples

Result for A1=MUNIT(1)

  A
1 1
2  

Result for A1= MUNIT(3)

  A B C
1 1 0 0
2 0 1 0
3 0 0 1

Related functions

  • MMULT: Calculates the matrix product of two matrices specified as arrays or ranges.
  • RANDARRAY: The RANDARRAY function generates an array of random numbers between 0 and 1.
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