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LARGE Function

The Excel LARGE function is used to return a value dependent upon its ranking in a range of values. For example, the LARGE function can be used to return the 2nd or 3rd largest number from a range.

The syntax for the LARGE function is:

=LARGE(array,k)

Argument	Purpose
Array	the range of cells you want to find the k-th largest value in
K	The position in the range of numbers, from the largest, that you want to return

The example below shows the LARGE function being used to select values from a range.

Function	Result
=LARGE(A2:A11,2)	102
=LARGE(A2:A11,5)	6
=LARGE(A2:A11,1)	505

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