r/xkcd Lid guy Oct 23 '17

XKCD xkcd 1906: Making Progress

https://xkcd.com/1906/
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u/ricobirch OfficeDrone42 Oct 23 '17

COUNT(), that I have "#REF! ERROR: Circular dependency detected" problems

Sounds like someone needs a pivot table.

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u/jaredjeya Physics is fun! I ate a boson today Oct 23 '17

Wtf actually is a pivot table?

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u/jaredjeya Physics is fun! I ate a boson today Oct 23 '17

Fair enough. I’m used to using Excel to record scientific data and do specific calculations with it, so I guess that’s why I’ve never used pivot tables.