Modulo operator

JavaScript
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I want to know 3.14 modulo 1 is equal to 0 or .14. Someone please explain how modulo works in decimal numbers?

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const squareList = (arr) => {
// only change code below this line
let sqrtArray = arr.filter(currNum =>);
return arr;
// only change code above this line
};

// test your code
const squaredIntegers = squareList([-3, 4.8, 5, 3, -3.2]);
console.log(squaredIntegers);

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if you do 3.14 % 1 it gives the reminder of the division operation, which is 0.14
3.14 / 1 results in 3 with reminder of 0.14

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Do you understand what a remainder is in maths? ie the amount left over in integer division.

So 5 ÷ 2. 2 divides evenly into 5 twice. 5 - 2 is 3, there’s one, 3 - 2 is 1, there’s two, can’t subtract any more. The remainder is therefore 1. That operation is a modulo operation. 5 modulo 2 is 1. JavaScript uses the % sign as the operator. 5 % 2 is 1.

Edit: ah snap

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I wonder 1 x 3.14 equals 3.14 so when we divide 3.14 by 1 how we get 0.14 as remainder. It’s only possible if we divide only integer part ie 3. So quotient will be 3 and remainder will be 0.14. My question is why do we do that ? Since 1x3.14 is 3.14 why can we take 3.14 as quotient ?

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the modulus is the reminder after you have put the divisor a whole number of times.
if you do 7 % 2 the reminder is 1, as 7/2 is 3 with reminder of 1 (3 * 2 + 1 == 7)
it is true that 3.5 * 2 == 7 but that’s not the point, we do not want a division with a result that have a fractional part

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