MUNIT function

This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the MUNIT function in Microsoft Excel.

Description

Returns the unit matrix for the specified dimension.

Syntax

MUNIT(dimension)

The MUNIT function syntax has the following arguments.

Dimension    Required. Dimension is an integer specifying the dimension of the unit matrix that you want to return. It returns an array. The dimension has to be greater than zero.

MUNIT uses the following equation:

Remarks

• If dimension is a value that's equal to or smaller than zero (0), MUNIT returns the #VALUE! error value.

Example

Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. For formulas to show results, select them, press F2, and then press Enter. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.

Formula	Description	Results are the 3x3 matrix below, in cells C2:E4.
'=MUNIT(3)	Returns the identity matrix of dimension 3.	=MUNIT(3)	=MUNIT(3)	=MUNIT(3)
		=MUNIT(3)	=MUNIT(3)	=MUNIT(3)
		=MUNIT(3)	=MUNIT(3)	=MUNIT(3)
'=MMULT({1,3;5,12}, MUNIT(2))={1,3;5,12}	MUNIT can be used in line with other matrix functions, such as MMULT, as shown here.	=MMULT({1,3;5,12}, MUNIT(2))={1,3;5,12}

Note: To return a 3x3 matrix, the formula in C2:E4 needs to be entered as an array by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

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