number formatting and zeros

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Hello
Would appreciate any help understanding these number formatting

entered value#,####,##0#,00
0.4excel will show nothnigshow 0show 00
0.5show 1show 1show 01

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Thank you.
 

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# is used for a number if it exists otherwise not

0.4 is the subject of rounding and rounds down to zero, 0.5 rounds up to 1. you could force that with ROUNDUP
 
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