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Start your free trialSamantha Atkinson
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 40,307 PointsWhy do we not use Math.floor with Math.random to get a integer number?
I was just curious to know why we didn't round the delay time to an integer number.
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Steven Parker
231,248 PointsSince the value is being passed to a function that can use any numeric value, there's no need to constrain the random choice to just integer values.
There are other applications where it wouldn't make sense to generate any non-integer values, such as simulating the roll of a die. In such cases, the floor function would be used.
Samantha Atkinson
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 40,307 PointsSamantha Atkinson
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 40,307 PointsThank you, Steven Parker, for answering as usual with a very clear and understandable explanation and reason.