JS Built-ins
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toPrecision() β€” return type is string

πŸ“– Usage Example
// Format number to a specified precision
(123.456).toPrecision(5)    // β†’ '123.46'
(0.000123).toPrecision(2)   // β†’ '0.00012'

Use toPrecision() to format a number to a total number of significant digits, which is useful in scientific or measurement contexts.

toPrecision() Returns a String

πŸ’‘ Hints (1)
  • β€’ `toPrecision` returns a string β€” parse it with `parseFloat` if you need arithmetic.