What is e in JavaScript number (non mathsy people edition)
e is for eka exponent
2e1 // 20
// 2 * (10 ** 1)
// two times (ten to the first power)
2e2 // 200
// 2 * (10 ** 2)
// two times (ten squared)
2e3 // 2000
// 2 * (10 ** 3)
// two times (ten cubed)
// ... etcNot-immediately-obvious stuff (esp. if you slept in / skipped math class at school and did not pursue STEM higher ed): Any number to the zero power is one.
2e0 // 2
// 2 * (10 ** 0)
// 2 * 1Negative exponents give you decimals.
2e-1 // 0.2
// 2 * (10 ** -1)
2e-2 // 0.02
// 2 * (10 ** -2)tipBeware when handling very large or very small integers or decimal values.