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pythongh-110383: Clarify "non-integral" wording in pow() docs (python…
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adiaholic authored and noahbkim committed Jul 11, 2024
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returns ``100``, but ``pow(10, -2)`` returns ``0.01``. For a negative base of
type :class:`int` or :class:`float` and a non-integral exponent, a complex
result is delivered. For example, ``pow(-9, 0.5)`` returns a value close
to ``3j``.
to ``3j``. Whereas, for a negative base of type :class:`int` or :class:`float`
with an integral exponent, a float result is delivered. For example,
``pow(-9, 2.0)`` returns ``81.0``.

For :class:`int` operands *base* and *exp*, if *mod* is present, *mod* must
also be of integer type and *mod* must be nonzero. If *mod* is present and
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