# Math.random vs. random()

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-random-vs-random/4966>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 27, 2002, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-random-vs-random/4966 "2002-08-27T06:24:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-random-vs-random/4966/21 "2002-08-28T16:56:38Z")

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Math.floor(4.7) = 4  
Math.ceil(4.7) = 5

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**Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-random-vs-random/4966/22 "2002-08-28T17:40:17Z")

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Ah, so it chooses whether to round up or round down to the nearest whole number. Thanks for straightening that up sbeener.

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**Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-random-vs-random/4966/23 "2002-08-29T08:06:21Z")

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OK, Inigo, I didn’t even know there was a round() function. I was afraid they had deprecated Math.round…

pom :asian:

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