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authorThomas Wouters <thomas@python.org>2007-09-20 18:22:40 (GMT)
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@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ method. For example, ``C.exp(x)`` is equivalent to
The usual approach to working with decimals is to create :class:`Decimal`
instances and then apply arithmetic operations which take place within the
-current context for the active thread. An alternate approach is to use context
+current context for the active thread. An alternative approach is to use context
methods for calculating within a specific context. The methods are similar to
those for the :class:`Decimal` class and are only briefly recounted here.