Parsing numbers

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Preparation HTML

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<div id="container">
</div>
<script>
  var strings = [];
  
  for (var i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
    strings.push(Math.random().toString());
  }
</script>

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parseFloat
for (var i = 0; i < strings.length; ++i) {
  var node = $('<div>'),
    value = parseFloat(strings[i]);
  $('#container').append(node.text(value));
}
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parseInt
for (var i = 0; i < strings.length; ++i) {
  var node = $('<div>'),
    value = parseInt(strings[i], 10);
  $('#container').append(node.text(value));
}
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plain string
for (var i = 0; i < strings.length; ++i) {
  var node = $('<div>'),
    value = strings[i];
  $('#container').append(node.text(value));
}
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