What is the difference between LOOKUP, VLOOKUP, and HLOOKUP in Excel?

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What is the difference between LOOKUP, VLOOKUP, and HLOOKUP in Excel?

Key points

  • Search direction differs among the three functions
  • Return values are dependent on the function's orientation
  • LOOKUP requires sorted data for its vector form
  • VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP have distinct use cases

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