4 files changed, 31 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/src/modules/color/index.ts b/src/modules/color/index.ts
index 11ebdcd9..167fc225 100644
--- a/src/modules/color/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/color/index.ts
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export class ColorModule {
     }
     color = Array.from({ length: 3 }, () => this.faker.number.int(255));
     if (includeAlpha) {
-      color.push(this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.01 }));
+      color.push(this.faker.number.float());
       cssFunction = 'rgba';
     }
     return toColorFormat(color, format, cssFunction);
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ export class ColorModule {
   cmyk(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[];
   cmyk(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[] {
     const color: string | number[] = Array.from({ length: 4 }, () =>
-      this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.01 })
+      this.faker.number.float()
     );
     return toColorFormat(color, options?.format || 'decimal', 'cmyk');
   }
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ export class ColorModule {
   }): string | number[] {
     const hsl: number[] = [this.faker.number.int(360)];
     for (let i = 0; i < (options?.includeAlpha ? 3 : 2); i++) {
-      hsl.push(this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.01 }));
+      hsl.push(this.faker.number.float());
     }
     return toColorFormat(
       hsl,
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ export class ColorModule {
   hwb(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[] {
     const hsl: number[] = [this.faker.number.int(360)];
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-      hsl.push(this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.01 }));
+      hsl.push(this.faker.number.float());
     }
     return toColorFormat(hsl, options?.format || 'decimal', 'hwb');
   }
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ export class ColorModule {
    */
   lab(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[];
   lab(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[] {
-    const lab = [this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.000001 })];
+    const lab = [this.faker.number.float({ precision: 0.000001 })];
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
       lab.push(
         this.faker.number.float({ min: -100, max: 100, precision: 0.0001 })
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ export class ColorModule {
    */
   lch(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[];
   lch(options?: { format?: ColorFormat }): string | number[] {
-    const lch = [this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.000001 })];
+    const lch = [this.faker.number.float({ precision: 0.000001 })];
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
       lch.push(this.faker.number.float({ max: 230, precision: 0.1 }));
     }
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ export class ColorModule {
       options = { ...options, space: 'sRGB' };
     }
     const color = Array.from({ length: 3 }, () =>
-      this.faker.number.float({ max: 1, precision: 0.0001 })
+      this.faker.number.float({ precision: 0.0001 })
     );
     return toColorFormat(
       color,
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;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/modules/helpers/index.ts b/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
index 37487247..4cf9ad38 100644
--- a/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
@@ -484,9 +484,7 @@ export class HelpersModule {
     let index: number;
 
     while (i-- > min) {
-      index = Math.floor(
-        (i + 1) * this.faker.number.float({ min: 0, max: 0.99 })
-      );
+      index = Math.floor((i + 1) * this.faker.number.float({ max: 0.99 }));
       temp = arrayCopy[index];
       arrayCopy[index] = arrayCopy[i];
       arrayCopy[i] = temp;
diff --git a/src/modules/number/index.ts b/src/modules/number/index.ts
index 1f46cb64..292fbcf2 100644
--- a/src/modules/number/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/number/index.ts
@@ -62,18 +62,18 @@ export class NumberModule {
   /**
    * Returns a single random floating-point number for a given precision or range and precision.
    *
-   * @param options Precision or options object. Defaults to `{}`.
-   * @param options.min Lower bound for generated number. Defaults to `0`.
-   * @param options.max Upper bound for generated number. Defaults to `99999`.
+   * @param options Upper bound or options object. Defaults to `{}`.
+   * @param options.min Lower bound for generated number. Defaults to `0.0`.
+   * @param options.max Upper bound for generated number. Defaults to `1.0`.
    * @param options.precision Precision of the generated number. Defaults to `0.01`.
    *
    * @example
-   * faker.number.float() // 51696.36
-   * faker.number.float(1) // 52023.2
-   * faker.number.float({ min: 1000000 }) // 212859.76
-   * faker.number.float({ max: 100 }) // 28.11
-   * faker.number.float({ precision: 0.1 }) // 84055.3
-   * faker.number.float({ min: 10, max: 100, precision: 0.001 }) // 57.315
+   * faker.number.float() // 0.89
+   * faker.number.float(3) // 1.14
+   * faker.number.float({ min: -1000000 }) // -823469.91
+   * faker.number.float({ max: 100 }) // 27.28
+   * faker.number.float({ precision: 0.1 }) // 0.9
+   * faker.number.float({ min: 10, max: 100, precision: 0.001 }) // 35.415
    *
    * @since 8.0.0
    */
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ export class NumberModule {
   ): number {
     if (typeof options === 'number') {
       options = {
-        precision: options,
+        max: options,
       };
     }
 
-    const { min = 0, max = min + 99999, precision = 0.01 } = options;
+    const { min = 0, max = 1, precision = 0.01 } = options;
 
     if (max === min) {
       return min;