Serhiy Storchaka added the comment:

> The modulus fixes it for exact numbers.  It doesn't produce exactly the same 
> result with floats, because of rounding.  Is that a problem?

I don't think that is a problem. The function uses a number of floating point 
operations producing inexact intermediate values. There is not an evidence that 
the proposed code produces more accurate value.

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nosy: +serhiy.storchaka
resolution:  -> not a bug
stage: needs patch -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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