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Robert Bailey
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Posted by Robert Bailey
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Robert Bailey
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Explain this word ( Upper ) in this function please.

Function getRadomNumber( upper ) { var randomNumber = Math.floor( Math.random() * upper ) + 1; return randomNumber; } console.log( getRandomNumber(6) );

In the video, I have no clue where this "upper" word came from, what it does and how it relates to the function. Can someone explain this to me?

1 Answer

Calin Bogdan
Calin Bogdan
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Calin Bogdan
Calin Bogdan
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Hello!

upper is the parameter you give to the function to determine the range the random number is picked from.

For example getRandomNumber(6) will return a random number between 0 and 6, getRandomNumber(10) will return a random number between 0 and 10 and so on.

Hope it helped!