# Why is this variable turning into an array of 4 when I divide it?

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**Created:** [May 17, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/why-is-this-variable-turning-into-an-array-of-4-when-i-divide-it/4693 "2026-05-17T02:03:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![cjn566](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/cjn566/32/3029_2.png) [@cjn566](https://forum.electromage.com/u/cjn566)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/why-is-this-variable-turning-into-an-array-of-4-when-i-divide-it/4693/1 "2026-05-17T02:03:50Z")

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Why is this variable turning into an array of 4 when I divide it? And only on the pattern I’m working on, not a problem with new pattern code.

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**Author:** ![cjn566](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/cjn566/32/3029_2.png) [@cjn566](https://forum.electromage.com/u/cjn566)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/why-is-this-variable-turning-into-an-array-of-4-when-i-divide-it/4693/2 "2026-05-17T02:17:34Z")

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/wizard/32/4_2.png) [@wizard](https://forum.electromage.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/why-is-this-variable-turning-into-an-array-of-4-when-i-divide-it/4693/3 "2026-05-17T14:26:51Z")

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> [@Exported number variable sometimes shows as an array?](https://forum.electromage.com/t/exported-number-variable-sometimes-shows-as-an-array/4183/2):
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> This is normal, a bit of a leftover artifact of how getVars API guesses type. Very small numbers can sometimes be mistaken for arrays. A workaround would be to e.g. add 1 to a and then it will stop glitching the UI, or use a showNumber or gauge UI control to keep an eye on it instead of the Vars Watch.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.electromage.com/uploads/default/original/1X/98123d16088a5451b5a585e24c0f2a40dd76061e.png) [@system](https://forum.electromage.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/why-is-this-variable-turning-into-an-array-of-4-when-i-divide-it/4693/4 "2026-09-14T14:27:09Z")

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