gh-121905: Consistently use "floating-point" instead of "floating point"

Doc/c-api/arg.rst

@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ Numbers
    length 1, to a C :c:expr:`int`.
 
 ``f`` (:class:`float`) [float]
-   Convert a Python floating point number to a C :c:expr:`float`.
+   Convert a Python floating-point number to a C :c:expr:`float`.
 
 ``d`` (:class:`float`) [double]
-   Convert a Python floating point number to a C :c:expr:`double`.
+   Convert a Python floating-point number to a C :c:expr:`double`.
 
 ``D`` (:class:`complex`) [Py_complex]
    Convert a Python complex number to a C :c:type:`Py_complex` structure.
@@ -642,10 +642,10 @@ Building values
       object of length 1.
 
    ``d`` (:class:`float`) [double]
-      Convert a C :c:expr:`double` to a Python floating point number.
+      Convert a C :c:expr:`double` to a Python floating-point number.
 
    ``f`` (:class:`float`) [float]
-      Convert a C :c:expr:`float` to a Python floating point number.
+      Convert a C :c:expr:`float` to a Python floating-point number.
 
    ``D`` (:class:`complex`) [Py_complex \*]
       Convert a C :c:type:`Py_complex` structure to a Python complex number.

Doc/c-api/float.rst

@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@
 
 .. _floatobjects:
 
-Floating Point Objects
+Floating-Point Objects
 ======================
 
-.. index:: pair: object; floating point
+.. index:: pair: object; floating-point
 
 
 .. c:type:: PyFloatObject
 
-   This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python floating point object.
+   This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python floating-point object.
 
 
 .. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyFloat_Type
 
-   This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python floating point
+   This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python floating-point
    type.  This is the same object as :class:`float` in the Python layer.
 
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Floating Point Objects
 .. c:function:: double PyFloat_AsDouble(PyObject *pyfloat)
 
    Return a C :c:expr:`double` representation of the contents of *pyfloat*.  If
-   *pyfloat* is not a Python floating point object but has a :meth:`~object.__float__`
+   *pyfloat* is not a Python floating-point object but has a :meth:`~object.__float__`
    method, this method will first be called to convert *pyfloat* into a float.
    If :meth:`!__float__` is not defined then it falls back to :meth:`~object.__index__`.
    This method returns ``-1.0`` upon failure, so one should call

Doc/c-api/marshal.rst

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Numeric values are stored with the least significant byte first.
 
 The module supports two versions of the data format: version 0 is the
 historical version, version 1 shares interned strings in the file, and upon
-unmarshalling.  Version 2 uses a binary format for floating point numbers.
+unmarshalling.  Version 2 uses a binary format for floating-point numbers.
 ``Py_MARSHAL_VERSION`` indicates the current file format (currently 2).
 
 

Doc/c-api/number.rst

@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ Number Protocol
 
    Return a reasonable approximation for the mathematical value of *o1* divided by
    *o2*, or ``NULL`` on failure.  The return value is "approximate" because binary
-   floating point numbers are approximate; it is not possible to represent all real
-   numbers in base two.  This function can return a floating point value when
+   floating-point numbers are approximate; it is not possible to represent all real
+   numbers in base two.  This function can return a floating-point value when
    passed two integers.  This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 / o2``.
 
 
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ Number Protocol
 
    Return a reasonable approximation for the mathematical value of *o1* divided by
    *o2*, or ``NULL`` on failure.  The return value is "approximate" because binary
-   floating point numbers are approximate; it is not possible to represent all real
-   numbers in base two.  This function can return a floating point value when
+   floating-point numbers are approximate; it is not possible to represent all real
+   numbers in base two.  This function can return a floating-point value when
    passed two integers.  The operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it.
    This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``o1 /= o2``.
 

Doc/faq/design.rst

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ operations. This means that as far as floating-point operations are concerned,
 Python behaves like many popular languages including C and Java.
 
 Many numbers that can be written easily in decimal notation cannot be expressed
-exactly in binary floating-point.  For example, after::
+exactly in binary floating point.  For example, after::
 
     >>> x = 1.2
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ which is exactly::
 The typical precision of 53 bits provides Python floats with 15--16
 decimal digits of accuracy.
 
-For a fuller explanation, please see the :ref:`floating point arithmetic
+For a fuller explanation, please see the :ref:`floating-point arithmetic
 <tut-fp-issues>` chapter in the Python tutorial.
 
 

Doc/faq/library.rst

@@ -718,12 +718,12 @@ is simple::
    import random
    random.random()
 
-This returns a random floating point number in the range [0, 1).
+This returns a random floating-point number in the range [0, 1).
 
 There are also many other specialized generators in this module, such as:
 
 * ``randrange(a, b)`` chooses an integer in the range [a, b).
-* ``uniform(a, b)`` chooses a floating point number in the range [a, b).
+* ``uniform(a, b)`` chooses a floating-point number in the range [a, b).
 * ``normalvariate(mean, sdev)`` samples the normal (Gaussian) distribution.
 
 Some higher-level functions operate on sequences directly, such as:

Doc/faq/programming.rst

@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ How do I convert a string to a number?
 --------------------------------------
 
 For integers, use the built-in :func:`int` type constructor, e.g. ``int('144')
-== 144``.  Similarly, :func:`float` converts to floating-point,
+== 144``.  Similarly, :func:`float` converts to a floating-point number,
 e.g. ``float('144') == 144.0``.
 
 By default, these interpret the number as decimal, so that ``int('0144') ==

Doc/library/array.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 --------------
 
 This module defines an object type which can compactly represent an array of
-basic values: characters, integers, floating point numbers.  Arrays are sequence
+basic values: characters, integers, floating-point numbers.  Arrays are sequence
 types and behave very much like lists, except that the type of objects stored in
 them is constrained.  The type is specified at object creation time by using a
 :dfn:`type code`, which is a single character.  The following type codes are
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ The string representation is guaranteed to be able to be converted back to an
 array with the same type and value using :func:`eval`, so long as the
 :class:`~array.array` class has been imported using ``from array import array``.
 Variables ``inf`` and ``nan`` must also be defined if it contains
-corresponding floating point values.
+corresponding floating-point values.
 Examples::
 
    array('l')

Doc/library/colorsys.rst

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The :mod:`colorsys` module defines bidirectional conversions of color values
 between colors expressed in the RGB (Red Green Blue) color space used in
 computer monitors and three other coordinate systems: YIQ, HLS (Hue Lightness
 Saturation) and HSV (Hue Saturation Value).  Coordinates in all of these color
-spaces are floating point values.  In the YIQ space, the Y coordinate is between
+spaces are floating-point values.  In the YIQ space, the Y coordinate is between
 0 and 1, but the I and Q coordinates can be positive or negative.  In all other
 spaces, the coordinates are all between 0 and 1.
 

Doc/library/configparser.rst

@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ ConfigParser Objects
    .. method:: getfloat(section, option, *, raw=False, vars=None[, fallback])
 
       A convenience method which coerces the *option* in the specified *section*
-      to a floating point number.  See :meth:`get` for explanation of *raw*,
+      to a floating-point number.  See :meth:`get` for explanation of *raw*,
       *vars* and *fallback*.
 
 

Doc/library/decimal.rst

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-:mod:`!decimal` --- Decimal fixed point and floating point arithmetic
+:mod:`!decimal` --- Decimal fixed-point and floating-point arithmetic
 =====================================================================
 
 .. module:: decimal
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 --------------
 
 The :mod:`decimal` module provides support for fast correctly rounded
-decimal floating point arithmetic. It offers several advantages over the
+decimal floating-point arithmetic. It offers several advantages over the
 :class:`float` datatype:
 
 * Decimal "is based on a floating-point model which was designed with people
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ a decimal raises :class:`InvalidOperation`::
 .. versionchanged:: 3.3
 
 Decimals interact well with much of the rest of Python.  Here is a small decimal
-floating point flying circus:
+floating-point flying circus:
 
 .. doctest::
    :options: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ Decimal objects
    digits, and an integer exponent. For example, ``Decimal((0, (1, 4, 1, 4), -3))``
    returns ``Decimal('1.414')``.
 
-   If *value* is a :class:`float`, the binary floating point value is losslessly
+   If *value* is a :class:`float`, the binary floating-point value is losslessly
    converted to its exact decimal equivalent.  This conversion can often require
    53 or more digits of precision.  For example, ``Decimal(float('1.1'))``
    converts to
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ Decimal objects
       Underscores are allowed for grouping, as with integral and floating-point
       literals in code.
 
-   Decimal floating point objects share many properties with the other built-in
+   Decimal floating-point objects share many properties with the other built-in
    numeric types such as :class:`float` and :class:`int`.  All of the usual math
    operations and special methods apply.  Likewise, decimal objects can be
    copied, pickled, printed, used as dictionary keys, used as set elements,
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ Decimal objects
       Mixed-type comparisons between :class:`Decimal` instances and other
       numeric types are now fully supported.
 
-   In addition to the standard numeric properties, decimal floating point
+   In addition to the standard numeric properties, decimal floating-point
    objects also have a number of specialized methods:
 
 
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ The following table summarizes the hierarchy of signals::
 
 .. _decimal-notes:
 
-Floating Point Notes
+Floating-Point Notes
 --------------------
 
 
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ can still incur round-off error when non-zero digits exceed the fixed precision.
 
 The effects of round-off error can be amplified by the addition or subtraction
 of nearly offsetting quantities resulting in loss of significance.  Knuth
-provides two instructive examples where rounded floating point arithmetic with
+provides two instructive examples where rounded floating-point arithmetic with
 insufficient precision causes the breakdown of the associative and distributive
 properties of addition:
 
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ treated as equal and their sign is informational.
 In addition to the two signed zeros which are distinct yet equal, there are
 various representations of zero with differing precisions yet equivalent in
 value.  This takes a bit of getting used to.  For an eye accustomed to
-normalized floating point representations, it is not immediately obvious that
+normalized floating-point representations, it is not immediately obvious that
 the following calculation returns a value equal to zero:
 
    >>> 1 / Decimal('Infinity')
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ value unchanged:
 
 Q. Is there a way to convert a regular float to a :class:`Decimal`?
 
-A. Yes, any binary floating point number can be exactly expressed as a
+A. Yes, any binary floating-point number can be exactly expressed as a
 Decimal though an exact conversion may take more precision than intuition would
 suggest:
 
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ Q. Is the CPython implementation fast for large numbers?
 A. Yes.  In the CPython and PyPy3 implementations, the C/CFFI versions of
 the decimal module integrate the high speed `libmpdec
 <https://www.bytereef.org/mpdecimal/doc/libmpdec/index.html>`_ library for
-arbitrary precision correctly rounded decimal floating point arithmetic [#]_.
+arbitrary precision correctly rounded decimal floating-point arithmetic [#]_.
 ``libmpdec`` uses `Karatsuba multiplication
 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karatsuba_algorithm>`_
 for medium-sized numbers and the `Number Theoretic Transform

Doc/library/email.utils.rst

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ of the new API.
 
       Fri, 09 Nov 2001 01:08:47 -0000
 
-   Optional *timeval* if given is a floating point time value as accepted by
+   Optional *timeval* if given is a floating-point time value as accepted by
    :func:`time.gmtime` and :func:`time.localtime`, otherwise the current time is
    used.
 

Doc/library/exceptions.rst

@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ The following exceptions are the exceptions that are usually raised.
    represented.  This cannot occur for integers (which would rather raise
    :exc:`MemoryError` than give up).  However, for historical reasons,
    OverflowError is sometimes raised for integers that are outside a required
-   range.   Because of the lack of standardization of floating point exception
-   handling in C, most floating point operations are not checked.
+   range.   Because of the lack of standardization of floating-point exception
+   handling in C, most floating-point operations are not checked.
 
 
 .. exception:: PythonFinalizationError

Doc/library/fractions.rst

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ another rational number, or from a string.
    :class:`Fraction` instance with the same value.  The next two versions accept
    either a :class:`float` or a :class:`decimal.Decimal` instance, and return a
    :class:`Fraction` instance with exactly the same value.  Note that due to the
-   usual issues with binary floating-point (see :ref:`tut-fp-issues`), the
+   usual issues with binary floating point (see :ref:`tut-fp-issues`), the
    argument to ``Fraction(1.1)`` is not exactly equal to 11/10, and so
    ``Fraction(1.1)`` does *not* return ``Fraction(11, 10)`` as one might expect.
    (But see the documentation for the :meth:`limit_denominator` method below.)

Doc/library/functions.rst

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 .. function:: abs(x)
 
    Return the absolute value of a number.  The argument may be an
-   integer, a floating point number, or an object implementing
+   integer, a floating-point number, or an object implementing
    :meth:`~object.__abs__`.
    If the argument is a complex number, its magnitude is returned.
 
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
    Take two (non-complex) numbers as arguments and return a pair of numbers
    consisting of their quotient and remainder when using integer division.  With
    mixed operand types, the rules for binary arithmetic operators apply.  For
-   integers, the result is the same as ``(a // b, a % b)``. For floating point
+   integers, the result is the same as ``(a // b, a % b)``. For floating-point
    numbers the result is ``(q, a % b)``, where *q* is usually ``math.floor(a /
    b)`` but may be 1 less than that.  In any case ``q * b + a % b`` is very
    close to *a*, if ``a % b`` is non-zero it has the same sign as *b*, and ``0
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
       single: NaN
       single: Infinity
 
-   Return a floating point number constructed from a number or a string.
+   Return a floating-point number constructed from a number or a string.
 
    Examples:
 
@@ -781,8 +781,8 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
    Case is not significant, so, for example, "inf", "Inf", "INFINITY", and
    "iNfINity" are all acceptable spellings for positive infinity.
 
-   Otherwise, if the argument is an integer or a floating point number, a
-   floating point number with the same value (within Python's floating point
+   Otherwise, if the argument is an integer or a floating-point number, a
+   floating-point number with the same value (within Python's floating-point
    precision) is returned.  If the argument is outside the range of a Python
    float, an :exc:`OverflowError` will be raised.
 
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
    If the argument defines :meth:`~object.__int__`,
    ``int(x)`` returns ``x.__int__()``.  If the argument defines
    :meth:`~object.__index__`, it returns ``x.__index__()``.
-   For floating point numbers, this truncates towards zero.
+   For floating-point numbers, this truncates towards zero.
 
    If the argument is not a number or if *base* is given, then it must be a string,
    :class:`bytes`, or :class:`bytearray` instance representing an integer
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 
    For some use cases, there are good alternatives to :func:`sum`.
    The preferred, fast way to concatenate a sequence of strings is by calling
-   ``''.join(sequence)``.  To add floating point values with extended precision,
+   ``''.join(sequence)``.  To add floating-point values with extended precision,
    see :func:`math.fsum`\.  To concatenate a series of iterables, consider using
    :func:`itertools.chain`.
 

Doc/library/itertools.rst

@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ loops that truncate the stream.
               yield n
               n += step
 
-   When counting with floating point numbers, better accuracy can sometimes be
+   When counting with floating-point numbers, better accuracy can sometimes be
    achieved by substituting multiplicative code such as: ``(start + step * i
    for i in count())``.
 

Doc/library/locale.rst

@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ The :mod:`locale` module defines the following exception and functions:
 .. function:: format_string(format, val, grouping=False, monetary=False)
 
    Formats a number *val* according to the current :const:`LC_NUMERIC` setting.
-   The format follows the conventions of the ``%`` operator.  For floating point
+   The format follows the conventions of the ``%`` operator.  For floating-point
    values, the decimal point is modified if appropriate.  If *grouping* is ``True``,
    also takes the grouping into account.
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ The :mod:`locale` module defines the following exception and functions:
 
 .. function:: str(float)
 
-   Formats a floating point number using the same format as the built-in function
+   Formats a floating-point number using the same format as the built-in function
    ``str(float)``, but takes the decimal point into account.
 
 

Doc/library/marshal.rst

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ supports a substantially wider range of objects than marshal.
 
 Not all Python object types are supported; in general, only objects whose value
 is independent from a particular invocation of Python can be written and read by
-this module.  The following types are supported: booleans, integers, floating
-point numbers, complex numbers, strings, bytes, bytearrays, tuples, lists, sets,
+this module.  The following types are supported: booleans, integers, floating-point
+numbers, complex numbers, strings, bytes, bytearrays, tuples, lists, sets,
 frozensets, dictionaries, and code objects (if *allow_code* is true),
 where it should be understood that
 tuples, lists, sets, frozensets and dictionaries are only supported as long as
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ In addition, the following constants are defined:
 
    Indicates the format that the module uses. Version 0 is the historical
    format, version 1 shares interned strings and version 2 uses a binary format
-   for floating point numbers.
+   for floating-point numbers.
    Version 3 adds support for object instancing and recursion.
    The current version is 4.