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=item precision, or maximum width
-You can specify a precision (for numeric converions) or a maximum
+You can specify a precision (for numeric conversions) or a maximum
width (for string conversions) by specifying a C<.> followed by a number.
For floating point formats, this specifies the number of decimal places
to show (the default being 6), eg: