max doesn't evaluate correctly on numbers in strings from 1.7.0

[piecesofuk]

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p5.js version

1.7.0 and later

Web browser and version

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Operating System

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Steps to reproduce this

Comparing the p5 builtin max with the js Math max

Snippet:

  print(max("3.227389", "146.271501"));
  print(Math.max("3.227389", "146.271501"));

prior to 1.7.0 this logs
146.271501
146.271501
from 1.7.0 onwards this logs
3.227389
146.271501

I would expect the p5 max to behave the same way as the Math.max