# Constructor definition

**URL:** <https://es.discourse.group/t/constructor-definition/1923>\
**Category:** I have questions\
**Created:** [February 11, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://es.discourse.group/t/constructor-definition/1923 "2024-02-11T01:14:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://es.discourse.group/t/constructor-definition/1923/3 "2024-02-11T04:08:58Z")

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> [@MaineGardener](#):
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> Why aren't `BigInt` and `Symbol` just function objects that […] do not have a seemingly unnecessary `prototype` property?

The `.prototype` is not unnecessary, it is used to supply the methods and getters on `BigInt` and `Symbol` objects.

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