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diff --git a/Doc/library/math.rst b/Doc/library/math.rst index 0749367045d..11d3b756e21 100644 --- a/Doc/library/math.rst +++ b/Doc/library/math.rst @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ -------------- -This module provides access to the mathematical functions defined by the C -standard. +This module provides access to common mathematical functions and constants, +including those defined by the C standard. These functions cannot be used with complex numbers; use the functions of the same name from the :mod:`cmath` module if you require support for complex @@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ Number-theoretic functions .. function:: factorial(n) - Return *n* factorial as an integer. Raises :exc:`ValueError` if *n* is not integral or - is negative. + Return factorial of the nonnegative integer *n*. .. versionchanged:: 3.10 Floats with integral values (like ``5.0``) are no longer accepted. |