1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/modules/datatype/index.ts b/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
index b7000dc6..f9c2bac6 100644
--- a/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
    * @deprecated Use `faker.number.float()` instead.
    */
   float(
-    options?: number | { min?: number; max?: number; precision?: number }
+    options: number | { min?: number; max?: number; precision?: number } = {}
   ): number {
     deprecated({
       deprecated: 'faker.datatype.float()',
@@ -91,7 +91,16 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
       since: '8.0',
       until: '9.0',
     });
-    return this.faker.number.float(options);
+
+    if (typeof options === 'number') {
+      options = {
+        precision: options,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const { min = 0, max = min + 99999, precision = 0.01 } = options;
+
+    return this.faker.number.float({ min, max, precision });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -210,7 +219,7 @@ export class DatatypeModule {
       // This check is required to avoid returning false when float() returns 1
       return true;
     }
-    return this.faker.number.float({ max: 1 }) < probability;
+    return this.faker.number.float() < probability;
   }
 
   /**