Erfc function

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

Description

Returns the complementary ERF function integrated between x and infinity.

Syntax

ERFC(x)

The ERFC function syntax has the following arguments:

• X    Required. The lower bound for integrating ERFC.

Remarks

• If x is nonnumeric, ERFC 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	Result
=ERFC(1)	Complementary ERF function of 1.	0.15729921