Data Types - Numbers

Integers

1. Decimal - A normal integer without a leading zero (e.g., 34)
2. Octal - A integer with a leading 0 (e.g., 064)
3. Hexadecimal - An integer with a leading 0x or 0X (e.g.,0xC5)

Note: Maximum integer size depends on the platform

Floating Point

1. Numbers that have a decimal point (e.g., 1.98 or 3.0)
2. Numbers that have an exponent (e.g., 2E5 or 3.4e3)

Note: JavaScripts's handling of floating point numbers can introduce inaccuracies into some calculations.

Negative Numbers

Place a - sign in front of the number.

Operators

• +
• -
• *
• /
• %

Properties (built-in constants)

Property	Description	Approx. Value
E	Euler's Constant	2.718
LN10	natural logarithm of 10	2.302
LN2	natural logarithm of 2	0.693
PI	PI	3.1415
SQRT1_2	square root of one-half	0.707
SQRT2	square root of two	1.414

Methods (built-in functions)

• abs
• acos
• asin
• atan
• ceil
• cos
• exp
• floor
• log
• max
• min
• pow
• random
• round
• sin
• sqrt
• tan

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