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[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2023-12-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003elt\u003c/code\u003e method compares two numbers and returns 1 if the first number (\u003ccode\u003eleft\u003c/code\u003e) is less than the second number (\u003ccode\u003eright\u003c/code\u003e), otherwise it returns 0.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThis method is accessible through the \u003ccode\u003eee.Number\u003c/code\u003e object in both JavaScript and Python environments within Google Earth Engine.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe result of the comparison is a new \u003ccode\u003eee.Number\u003c/code\u003e object representing either 1 (true) or 0 (false).\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The `lt()` function checks if the first number (`left`) is less than the second number (`right`). It takes two numerical arguments, `left` and `right`. If `left` is less than `right`, the function returns 1; otherwise, it returns 0. The examples demonstrate the usage in both JavaScript and Python, showcasing that `5 less than 10` yields 1 and `10 less than 5` yields 0.\n"],null,["# ee.Number.lt\n\nReturns 1 if and only if the first value is less than the second.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|--------------------|---------|\n| Number.lt`(right)` | Number |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|--------------|--------|-----------------------|\n| this: `left` | Number | The left-hand value. |\n| `right` | Number | The right-hand value. |\n\nExamples\n--------\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nprint('5 less than 10?', ee.Number(5).lt(ee.Number(10))); // 1\nprint('10 less than 5?', ee.Number(10).lt(ee.Number(5))); // 0\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\n### Colab (Python)\n\n```python\nprint('5 less than 10?', ee.Number(5).lt(ee.Number(10)).getInfo()) # 1\nprint('10 less than 5?', ee.Number(10).lt(ee.Number(5)).getInfo()) # 0\n```"]]