Lots of Ways to Use Math.random() in JavaScript

Math.random() is an API in JavaScript. It is a function that gives you a random number. The number returned will be between 0 (inclusive, as in, it’s possible for an actual 0 to be returned) and 1 (exclusive, as in, it’s not possible for an actual 1 to be returned). Math.random(); // returns a random number lower than 1 This is incredibly useful for gaming, animations, randomized data, generative art, random text generation, and more! It can be used for … Read article “Lots of Ways to Use Math.random() in JavaScript”

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