Lookup_ value: The value you want to match in the lookup_array. It is required. Lookup_array: The range of cells being searched. It is required. Match_type: Specifies how lookup_value matches with ...

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lookup_value is the value we want Excel to search for. lookup_array is where we want Excel to search for the lookup value. return_array is where the data exists that we want Excel to return.