Why does 00.0 cause a syntax error?

This is weird. This is what happens at the JavaScript console in Chrome (version 42.0.2311.135, 64-bit). > 0 < 0 > 00 < 0 > 0.0 < 0 > 00.0 X Uncaught > SyntaxError: Unexpected number Firefox 37.0.2 does the same, although its error message is: SyntaxError: missing ; before statement There's probably some technical explanation regarding the way JavaScript parses numbers, and perhaps it can only hap