Idiom for “repeat n times”?

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EDIT: The votes to close are wrong. The accepted answer in Repeat Character N Times is not applicable in general. E.g.:

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Answer 1

shortmost elegant ES6:

let times=(n,f)=>{while(n-->0)f();}

oh, That's not for creating an array, but it's still neat!

times(3,()=>print('wow'))

or Ruby style:

Object.assign(Number.prototype,{times(f){x=this;while(x-->0)f();}})
3..times(()=>print('wow'))