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The SUM Function

The SUM function returns a value that is the sum of the arguments. The type of this function depends upon the argument types as follows:
Argument Type Function Type
All arguments integer Integer
Numeric Numeric
(some arguments may be integer)  

General Format


*

Arguments

  1. Argument-1 must be class numeric.

Returned Values

  1. The returned value is the sum of the arguments.
  2. If the argument-1 series are all integers, the value returned is an integer.
  3. If the argument-1 series are not all integers, a numeric value is returned in floating-point format.
Parent topic: Definitions of Functions
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