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Discussion on: Math.sign: How to Check if a Number is Positive or Negative in JavaScript

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Davyd McColl • Edited

slight error:

Math.sign either returns 1 or -1, so:

if (Math.sign(number)) {
  // always run
} else {
  // never run
}

did you perhaps mean if (Math.sign(number) > 0) ? in which case if (number > 0) is more concise.

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Samantha Ming

OH good catch, let me fix it! Thanks for letting me know 😱