JavaScript: Math Operators

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Math Operators

Basic arithmetic.

// plus, add
console.log((3 + 4) === 7);
// minus, substraction
console.log((3 - 4) === -1);
// negation
console.log(-(3 + 4) === -7);
console.log(-(-3) === 3);
// multiply
console.log(3 * 4 === 12);
// divide
console.log(3 / 4 === 0.75);
x % y
Modular arithmetic. Get remainder of x divided by y.
Both x and y can be decimal with fraction part.
// remainder (mod)
console.log(10 % 3 === 1);
console.log(7 % 2); // 1
console.log(7.4 % 2); // 1.4000000000000004
console.log(7 % 3.4); // 0.20000000000000018
x ** n
Raise x to n's power. (JS2016) Same as Math.pow(x, n).
// power
console.log(2 ** 3 === 8);

Math Methods

Math.floor(x / y)
Get integer quotient. [see Math]
console.log(Math.floor(7 / 2) === 3);
Math.sqrt(x)
Square root. [see Math]
console.log(Math.sqrt(4) === 2);
Math.cbrt(x)
Cube root.
// cube root
console.log(Math.cbrt(8) === 2);
x ** (1/n)
nth root. (JS2016) Same as Math.pow(x, 1/n)
// 4th root
console.log(Math.pow(16, 1 / 4) === 2);

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