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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Create a random number

Melody Olivera
Melody Olivera
2,869 Points
Posted by Melody Olivera
Melody Olivera
2,869 Points

Console Tool error

When I opened up the console via the developer tools on Google Chrome to test out the math.random() function on the MDN website I keep getting the follow error message

VM46:1 Uncaught ReferenceError: math is not defined at <anonymous>:1:1

1 Answer

Robin Goyal
Robin Goyal
4,582 Points
Robin Goyal
Robin Goyal
4,582 Points

It starts with a capital M! So it's Math.random().

Melody Olivera
Melody Olivera
2,869 Points
Melody Olivera
Melody Olivera
2,869 Points

I thought I was copying and pasting 🤦🏾‍♀️ Thank you! 😂