js get random double between 2 numbers

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var generateNumber = function(min, max) {
    if(min > max) {
        throw new Error('Minimum value should be smaller than maximum value.');
    }
    var range = max - min;
    return min + range * Math.random();
};

// Usage example:                         example output

console.log(generateNumber(-5, +5));   // -1.3454228839144022
console.log(generateNumber(+2, +7));   //  4.329747095168658
console.log(generateNumber(0, 1000));  // 44.21996785621873