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@@ -287,7 +287,9 @@ Availability: Most modern \UNIX{} systems.
Return the time as a floating point number expressed in seconds since
the epoch, in UTC. Note that even though the time is always returned
as a floating point number, not all systems provide time with a better
-precision than 1 second.
+precision than 1 second. While this function normally returns
+non-decreasing values, it can return a lower value than a previous
+call if the system clock has been set back between the two calls.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{datadesc}{timezone}