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In financial modelling with spreadsheets, absolute refers to cell references when they're copied around the spreadsheet.
In financial modelling with spreadsheets, absolute refers to cell references when they're copied around the spreadsheet.


Fully absolute cell references - for example '''$A$1''' in Excel - will stay as $A$1 wherever we copy them around to within the spreadsheet.
Fully absolute cell references - for example '''$A$1''' in Excel - will stay as $A$1 wherever we copy them within the spreadsheet.





Revision as of 08:38, 3 February 2022

1.

An absolute measure is one expressed in money terms or other fixed terms, rather than a proportion or percentage.


2.

Outright, without limit or qualification.


3. Financial modelling - spreadsheets - construction - cell references.

In financial modelling with spreadsheets, absolute refers to cell references when they're copied around the spreadsheet.

Fully absolute cell references - for example $A$1 in Excel - will stay as $A$1 wherever we copy them within the spreadsheet.


This kind of cell reference is sometimes known as an anchored, fixed or dollarised reference.

Contrasted with a standard relative cell reference - for example A1.

Relative cell references are the default.


See also