Can IFERROR be used to handle a formula that produces a circular reference error?

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Can IFERROR be used to handle a formula that produces a circular reference error?
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Yes, IFERROR can be used to handle a circular reference error, which is displayed as '#CIRC!' in Excel. If your formula might result in a circular reference and you want to display a specific message, you can wrap it with IFERROR. For example: =IFERROR(YourFormula, "Circular Reference Detected").