Exactly one passes
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | B |
| 2 | 8 | 3 |
Formula: D2: =XOR(A2>5,B2>5)
Result: TRUE
Only the first comparison is true.
Google Sheets function
XOR in Google Sheets
XOR with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the XOR Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Both pass
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | B |
| 2 | 8 | 9 |
Formula: D2: =XOR(A2>5,B2>5)
Result: FALSE
Two true conditions form an even count.
Three true conditions
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | B | C |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Formula: E2: =XOR(A2=1,B2=1,C2=1)
Result: TRUE
With three arguments, XOR tests odd parity rather than exactly one.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =XOR(B2>=90,C2="Yes")
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student | Score | Extra credit | Attempts | Result | |
| 2 | Ann | 92 | Yes | 2 | FALSE | |
| 3 | Bob | 74 | No | 0 | ||
| 4 | Cy | 58 | Yes | 3 | ||
| 5 | Dee | 81 | No | 1 | ||
| 6 | Eli | 66 | 2 |
Result in F2: FALSE
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