Multiply vs divide

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Multiply
 
var x = 5 * 0.25,
    y = 5 * 0.5,
    z = 5 * 0.1,
    a = 5 * 2;
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Divide
 
var x = 5 / 4,
    y = 5 / 2,
    z = 5 / 10,
    a = 5 / 0.5;
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Miller Medeiros commented : ∞

Browsers are smart, behavior might change based on the condition, see this perf test: http://jsperf.com/multiply-vs-divide/3

And read more about what might be going on this test: http://blog.millermedeiros.com/benchmarking-is-hard/ - TL;DR; JIT and caching are giving misleading results in this case.

I'm not saying you should always use division, I've seen different behavior based on browser and usage. This is probably a "premature optimization" unless you need to do something over an insane amount of data (eg. processing pixels on a large image).

Always profile your code and make sure it does apply to your use case. Also make sure your perf tests aren't biased.

Cheers.

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