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Javascript: Find The Closest Number In Array To A Specific Value
var array = [];
function closest(array,num){
var i=0;
var minDiff=1000;
var ans;
for(i in array){
var m=Math.abs(num-array[i]);
if(m<minDiff){
minDiff=m;
ans=array[i];
}
}
return ans;
}
/*call array name and desired value to be closet */
alert(closest(array,88));
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