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JavaScript Callback Functions in JavaScript Callbacks with Timers Using a One-Off Timer with setTimeout

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Since 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.