#12725: fix working. Patch by Ben Hayden.
diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
index d6b1e4c..c5010bb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
 
 .. function:: getdefaulttimeout()
 
-   Return the default timeout in floating seconds for new socket objects. A value
+   Return the default timeout in seconds (float) for new socket objects. A value
    of ``None`` indicates that new socket objects have no timeout. When the socket
    module is first imported, the default is ``None``.
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
 
 .. function:: setdefaulttimeout(timeout)
 
-   Set the default timeout in floating seconds for new socket objects. A value of
+   Set the default timeout in seconds (float) for new socket objects. A value of
    ``None`` indicates that new socket objects have no timeout. When the socket
    module is first imported, the default is ``None``.
 
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@
 
 .. method:: socket.gettimeout()
 
-   Return the timeout in floating seconds associated with socket operations, or
+   Return the timeout in seconds (float) associated with socket operations, or
    ``None`` if no timeout is set.  This reflects the last call to
    :meth:`setblocking` or :meth:`settimeout`.