What it is the difference in having:

setInterval(function(){

},5000);

and:

setInterval(function(){

},5E3);

I know that 5E3 is like saying 5*1000 but is there is any benefits one from another way to declare times?

What it is the difference in having:

setInterval(function(){

},5000);

and:

setInterval(function(){

},5E3);

I know that 5E3 is like saying 5*1000 but is there is any benefits one from another way to declare times?

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Share Follow asked Aug 13, 2013 at 8:56 Jorge Y. C. RodriguezJorge Y. C. Rodriguez 3,44955 gold badges4141 silver badges6363 bronze badges 2

• 5 The major difference is readability. Every developer would immediately know that the first one is 5 seconds while some thinking may be involved with the second one. Don't obfuscate your code in this way as you make it less maintainable. – Robert Koritnik Commented Aug 13, 2013 at 9:07
• why minifier do 50000 to 5e3, just less file size ? – inrsaurabh Commented Feb 7, 2019 at 7:16

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No, there's no difference, as both literals are parsed into the same primitive number.