JavaScript Number NEGATIVE_INFINITY

Examples

let x = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
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Create a negative infinity:

let n = (-Number.MAX_VALUE) * 2;
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Description

Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY returns negative infinity.

Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY is "a number lower than any other number".


Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY

NEGATIVE_INFINITY is a property of the JavaScript Number object.

You can only use it as Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY.

Using x.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, where x is a variable, will return undefined:

Example

let x = 100;
x.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
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Syntax

Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY

Return Value

Type Description
A number-Infinity

Browser Support

Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:

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