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Author r.david.murray
Recipients airwin, docs@python, r.david.murray
Date 2016-11-04.20:30:22
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The formula is documenting the behavior, not the implementation.  So the formula is a mathematical formula that assumes infinite precision, not a floating point calculation.  I always thought that was clear by context and phrasing, but perhaps I'm wrong.
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