It's the remainder operator and is used to get the remainder after integer division. Lots of languages have it. For example: 10 % 3 // = 1 ; because 3 * 3 gets you 9, and 10 - 9 is 1. …

Apr 16, 2014 · Modulo represents a more mathematical usage, and remainder more IT usage. Assume we have two integers, a and b. MOD(a, b) will return a result which has the same sign …

Dec 6, 2015 · It uses a built-in modulo function to produce the result, which is the integer remainder of dividing var1 by var2 — for example — var1 modulo var2. There is a proposal to …

Jul 8, 2013 · In w3schools' JavaScript Arithmetic page we can read in the Remainder section what I think to be a great explanation. In arithmetic, the division of two integers produces a quotient …

May 3, 2016 · It uses a built-in modulo function to produce the result, which is the integer remainder of dividing var1 by var2 — for example — var1 modulo var2. There is a proposal to …

Dec 17, 2010 · The % operator in JavaScript is the remainder operator, not the modulo operator (the main difference being in how negative numbers are treated): -1 % 8 // -1, not 7 Share

Jun 5, 2014 · The OP wanted to understand what is going on (not necessarily "fix" it). The short answer is that JavaScript has a "remainder" operator not a "modulo" operator (according to …

Jan 11, 2013 · Javascript's modulo operator returns a negative number when given a negative number as input (on the left side). 14 % 5 // 4 15 % 5 // 0 -15 % 5 // -0 -14 % 5 // -4 (Note: …

Oct 19, 2010 · Why does 49.90 % 0.10 in JavaScript return 0.09999999999999581? I expected it to be 0. I'll just leave this here for future reference, but here is a handy function that can more …

The modulo operator gives the remainder of the division. Other than 1, anything divides 1 gives you 1 as the remainder. i.e., _____ 4 | 1 ( 0 0 ----- 1 4 goes 0 times in 1. So putting a 0 in the …