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How to convert a unix timestamp from a string to a number, in JavaScript, without losing precision.
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How to convert a unix timestamp from a string to a number, in JavaScript, without losing precision:

const stringTimestamp = '1603767190'; // Unix Timestamp
const numberTimestamp = (+ new Date(stringTimestamp * 1000)) / 1000;

console.log(numberTimestamp); // 1603767190
console.log(typeof numberTimestamp); // number
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