Jan 17, 2012 · What does the % do in JavaScript? A definition of what it is and what it does would be much appreciated.

Apr 16, 2014 · It's behaving correctly according to the way the language is specified (e.g. ECMA 262), where it's called the remainder operator rather than the modulus operator. From the spec: The result …

Jun 5, 2014 · The short answer is that JavaScript has a "remainder" operator not a "modulo" operator (according to Douglas Crawford). For the full difference, here is a description of modulo vs remainder …

Closed 12 years ago. How can I use modulo operator (%) in calculation of numbers for JavaScript projects?

Oct 19, 2010 · Why does modulus operator return fractional number in javascript? [duplicate] Asked 15 years, 4 months ago Modified 1 year, 5 months ago Viewed 48k times

Jul 8, 2013 · 0 As you say, the % sign is used to take the modulus (division remainder). In w3schools' JavaScript Arithmetic page we can read in the Remainder section what I think to be a great …

In JavaScript, how do I get: The whole number of times a given integer goes into another? The remainder?

Apr 17, 2015 · Twenty modulus six is equal to two, which is the remainder but how to know the the modulus is using the 3 to perform the operation? 20 % 6 = 2

Dec 17, 2010 · essentially a duplicate of How does java do modulus calculations with negative numbers? even though this is a javascript question.

Mar 10, 2017 · For a homework assignment, I need to return the remainder after dividing num1 by num2 WITHOUT using the built-in modulo (%) operator. I'm able to get most tests to pass with the following …