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328 Formula Editor Chapter 9
Glossary of Terms
Table 9.7 Terms Used in the Formula Editor
Element
The name of a constant, table variable, table
column, local variable, or parameter that
appears in the element browser list.
Argument
Term
Expression
Clause
Any element or an entire expression
(including mathematical operands) that is
operated on by a function.
Indivisible parts of an expression, such as
constants and variables.
Any part of a formula that can be selected as a
single unit, including terms, missing terms,
and functions grouped with their arguments,
as well as the entire formula.
A complete segment in a conditional
function.
Function
Missing term
Missing value
A mathematical or logical operation that
performs a specific action on one or more
arguments. Functions include most items in
the function browser list and all keypad
operators. Functions always operate upon
selected expressions, and arguments are
always grouped with functions. To find which
expressions serve as a function’s arguments,
select that function in the formula. The
boxed groupings also show how
order-of-precedence rules apply and show
which arguments are deleted when you delete
a function.
Any empty place holder for an expression,
represented by an empty box.
Excluded or null data consisting of the
missing value mark (•) for numeric data or
null character strings for character data.