Index: unittest.rst
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--- unittest.rst	(revision 66468)
+++ unittest.rst	(working copy)
@@ -595,7 +595,8 @@
             TestCase.failUnlessAlmostEqual(first, second[, places[, msg]])
 
    Test that *first* and *second* are approximately equal by computing the
-   difference, rounding to the given number of *places*, and comparing to zero.
+   difference, rounding to the given number of decimal *places* (default 7), 
+   and comparing to zero.
    Note that comparing a given number of decimal places is not the same as
    comparing a given number of significant digits. If the values do not compare
    equal, the test will fail with the explanation given by *msg*, or :const:`None`.
@@ -605,7 +606,8 @@
             TestCase.failIfAlmostEqual(first, second[, places[, msg]])
 
    Test that *first* and *second* are not approximately equal by computing the
-   difference, rounding to the given number of *places*, and comparing to zero.
+   difference, rounding to the given number of decimal *places* (default 7), 
+   and comparing to zero.
    Note that comparing a given number of decimal places is not the same as
    comparing a given number of significant digits. If the values do not compare
    equal, the test will fail with the explanation given by *msg*, or :const:`None`.