From: Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 03:17:58 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Floating point is always available; say a little about what it is.
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Floating point is always available; say a little about what it is.
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diff --git a/lispref/objects.texi b/lispref/objects.texi
index 90236daf658..ca1c9222d31 100644
--- a/lispref/objects.texi
+++ b/lispref/objects.texi
@@ -201,9 +201,10 @@ leading @samp{+} or a final @samp{.}.
 @node Floating Point Type
 @subsection Floating Point Type
 
-  Emacs supports floating point numbers (though there is a compilation
-option to disable them).  The precise range of floating point numbers is
-machine-specific.
+  Floating point numbers are the computer equivalent of scientific
+notation.  The precise number of significant figures and the range of
+possible exponents is machine-specific; Emacs always uses the C data
+type @code{double} to store the value.
 
   The printed representation for floating point numbers requires either
 a decimal point (with at least one digit following), an exponent, or