Cell Formula
In the simple spreadsheet represented by Figure 2.6, the value of the highlighted cell is “7”. The number “7” by itself is “naked”. In fact any number, by itself, is “naked”. In order for the number “7” to have any meaning, the number requires context.
And there is context – of sorts – associated with the number “7” in the spreadsheet. Every cell in a spreadsheet has an underlying formula. For example, the cell with the number “7” may have the underlying formula “A1 + C3 / B5”. This descriptive data would mean that the value of “7” was calculated by taking the contents of cell A1 and adding the contents of cell C3, then dividing the result by the contents of cell B5. This could be considered some context that is found within the spreadsheet itself.
But that’s not much meaningful information. The spreadsheet formula...