What is BESSELI function in Excel?
BESSELI function is one of Engineering functions in Microsoft Excel that returns the modified Bessel function, which is equivalent to the Bessel function evaluated for purely imaginary arguments.
Syntax of BESSELI function
BESSELI(X, N)
The BESSELI function syntax has the following arguments:
- X: The value at which to evaluate the function.
- N: The order of the Bessel function. If n is not an integer, it is truncated.
BESSELI formula explanation
- If x is nonnumeric, BESSELI returns the #VALUE! error value.
- If n is nonnumeric, BESSELI returns the #VALUE! error value.
- If n < 0, BESSELI returns the #NUM! error value.
- The n-th order modified Bessel function of the variable x is:
Example of BESSELI function
Steps to follow:
1. Open a new Excel worksheet.
2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1
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| Formula | Description | Result |
| =BESSELI(1.5, 1) | Modified Bessel function at 1.5 with an order of 1. | 0.981666428 |