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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2008-05-23 00:49:27 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2008-05-23 00:49:27 (GMT)
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@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ Number-theoretic and representation functions:
Return the fractional and integer parts of *x*. Both results carry the sign of
*x*, and both are floats.
+.. function:: sum(iterable)
+
+ Return an accurate floating point sum of values in the iterable. Avoids
+ loss of precision by tracking multiple intermediate partial sums. The
+ algorithm's accuracy depends on IEEE-754 arithmetic guarantees and the
+ typical case where the rounding mode is half-even.
.. function:: trunc(x)