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diff --git a/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md b/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md index 7b11092f3d..faad34d021 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md +++ b/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md @@ -1950,24 +1950,6 @@ as well as adding or subtracting their results from a Time object. For example: (4.months + 5.years).from_now ``` -While these methods provide precise calculation when used as in the examples above, care -should be taken to note that this is not true if the result of `months', `years', etc is -converted before use: - -```ruby -# equivalent to 30.days.to_i.from_now -1.month.to_i.from_now - -# equivalent to 365.25.days.to_f.from_now -1.year.to_f.from_now -``` - -In such cases, Ruby's core [Date](http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/date/rdoc/Date.html) and -[Time](http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/time/rdoc/Time.html) should be used for precision -date and time arithmetic. - -NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb`. - ### Formatting Enables the formatting of numbers in a variety of ways. |