```typescript
/** The numbers, ascending. */
export function sortAscending(values: readonly number[]): number[] {
  /**
   * Sorts an array of numbers in ascending order.
   *
   * @param values - The array of numbers to be sorted.
   * @returns The sorted array of numbers as a new array.
   */
  return [...values].sort((a, b) => a - b);
}
```