Syntax

AVEDEV(value1, [value2, ...])

Arguments

The printed syntax lists 2 argument(s), in order:

  • value1
  • alue optional

“optional” marks an argument Google prints in square brackets; “repeatable” marks one Google prints with “…”.

Description from Google Docs Editors Help

“Calculates the average of the magnitudes of deviations of data from a dataset's mean.”

Google’s help article for AVEDEV →

Source: Google Docs Editors Help, “Google Sheets function list” (support.google.com/docs/table/25273), record record 284 of 516, data fetched 28 September 2026. Data month: September 2026.