As per ECMA 5.1 Standard Specifications, the following table is used to determine the truthyness of an expression
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| Argument Type | Result |
|:--------------|------------------------------------------------------:|
| Undefined | false |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Null | false |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Boolean | The result equals the input argument (no conversion). |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Number | The result is false if the argument is +0, −0, or NaN;|
| | otherwise the result is true. |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| String | The result is false if the argument is the empty |
| | String (its length is zero); otherwise the result is |
| | true. |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Object | true |
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