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-This module provides access to the mathematical functions defined by the C
-standard.
+This module provides access to common mathematical functions and constants,
+including those defined by the C standard.
 
 These functions cannot be used with complex numbers; use the functions of the
 same name from the :mod:`cmath` module if you require support for complex