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title: "Specify the order of operations used for evaluating formulas in MS Excel ?"  
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# Specify the order of operations used for evaluating formulas in MS Excel ?

Specify the order of [operations used for evaluating](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96544/specify-the-order-of-operations-used-for-evaluating-formulas-in-excel) formulas in Excel ?

## Answers

### Answer by Hemant Patel

The order of [operations](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/304985/how-does-devops-bridge-the-gap-between-development-and-operations-teams-like-git) used for evaluating formulas in Excel is same as in standard mathematics. Its defined by the term “BEDMAS” OR “PEDMAS” The order of operations for Excel is as follows: Parentheses "( ) " Exponents Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction \


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