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authorscivision <scivision@users.noreply.github.com>2023-02-14 13:33:31 -0500
committerscivision <scivision@users.noreply.github.com>2023-02-14 13:33:31 -0500
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Help: math: note that floating point inputs are invalid
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@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Evaluate a mathematical expression.
Evaluates a mathematical ``<expression>`` and sets ``<variable>`` to the
resulting value. The result of the expression must be representable as a
-64-bit signed integer.
+64-bit signed integer. Floating point inputs are invalid e.g. ``1.1 * 10``.
+Non-integer results e.g. ``3 / 2`` are truncated.
The mathematical expression must be given as a string (i.e. enclosed in
double quotation marks). An example is ``"5 * (10 + 13)"``.