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Abbreviate large numbers in Javascript
// Iterated from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10599933/convert-long-number-into-abbreviated-string-in-javascript-with-a-special-shortn
function abbreviateNumber(value) {
let newValue = value;
const suffixes = ["", "K", "M", "B","T"];
let suffixNum = 0;
while (newValue >= 1000) {
newValue /= 1000;
suffixNum++;
}
newValue = newValue.toPrecision(3);
newValue += suffixes[suffixNum];
return newValue;
}
@KickButtowski80
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crystal clear answer thank you

@azivkovi
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Thanks!

@sarabisohrab
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Simple and Perfect answer! Thanks!

@warbon
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warbon commented Sep 30, 2021

Thanks nice one.

@OsamaHayyan
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if number is 12 then it be 12.0
or 1 it will be 1.0

you can change it to:
newValue = newValue.toString().length > 2 ? newValue.toPrecision(3) : newValue.toPrecision();

@developermamoon
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Thanks a lot it was very helpful.

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