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-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.