diff --git a/Doc/library/math.rst b/Doc/library/math.rst
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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Number-theoretic and representation functions
 
 .. function:: factorial(x)
 
-   Return *x* factorial.  Raises :exc:`ValueError` if *x* is not integral or
+   Return *x* factorial as an integer.  Raises :exc:`ValueError` if *x* is not integral or
    is negative.
 
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2018-04-08-19-09-22.bpo-25735.idVQBD.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2018-04-08-19-09-22.bpo-25735.idVQBD.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added documentation for func factorial to indicate that returns integer values