@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ The ``math`` module provides, among other things
158158Rounding half to even
159159---------------------
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161- Usually Python calculates floating point numbers according to the ` IEEE 754
162- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754> `_ standard, rounding down numbers in
163- the middle half of the time and rounding up in the other half to avoid
164- statistical drift in longer calculations. :class: `Decimal
165- <python3:decimal.Decimal> ` and :data: ` ROUND_HALF_UP
166- <python3:decimal.ROUND_HALF_UP> ` from the decimal module are therefore needed
167- for `rounding half to even
168- <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding#Rounding_half_to_even > `_:
161+ Python typically performs floating- point calculations in base 2, whereby numbers
162+ in the middle are rounded down in half the cases and rounded up in the other
163+ half, in order to prevent statistical drift during lengthy calculations.
164+ However, the :class: `Decimal <python3:decimal.Decimal> ` class also allows
165+ calculations to be performed in base 10. For commercial rounding,
166+ :data: ` ROUND_HALF_UP <python3:decimal.ROUND_HALF_UP> ` from the Decimal class
167+ is also required for `rounding half up
168+ <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding#Rounding_half_up > `_:
169169
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@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ for `rounding half to even
175175 >>> rounded
176176 Decimal('3')
177177
178+ .. seealso ::
179+ * `IEEE 754 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754 >`_
180+
178181Built-in modules for numbers
179182----------------------------
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