--- old/src/share/classes/java/util/stream/DoubleStream.java 2013-10-09 17:52:42.000000000 -0700 +++ new/src/share/classes/java/util/stream/DoubleStream.java 2013-10-09 17:52:42.000000000 -0700 @@ -502,22 +502,42 @@ BiConsumer combiner); /** - * Returns the sum of elements in this stream. The sum returned can vary - * depending upon the order in which elements are encountered. This is due - * to accumulated rounding error in addition of values of differing - * magnitudes. Elements sorted by increasing absolute magnitude tend to - * yield more accurate results. If any stream element is a {@code NaN} or - * the sum is at any point a {@code NaN} then the sum will be {@code NaN}. - * This is a special case of a - * reduction and is + * Returns the sum of elements in this stream. + * + * Summation is a special case of a reduction. If + * floating-point summation were exact, this method would be * equivalent to: + * *
{@code
      *     return reduce(0, Double::sum);
      * }
* + * However, since floating-point summation is not exact, the above + * code is not necessarily equivalent to the summation computation + * done by this method. + * *

This is a terminal * operation. * + *

If any stream element is a NaN or the sum is at any point a NaN + * then the sum will be NaN. + * + * The value of a floating-point sum is a function both + * of the input values as well as the order of addition + * operations. The order of addition operations of this method is + * intentionally not defined to allow for implementation + * flexibility to improve the speed and accuracy of the computed + * result. + * + * In particular, this method may be implemented using compensated + * summation or other technique to reduce the error bound in the + * numerical sum compared to a simple summation of {@code double} + * values. + * + * @apiNote Sorting values by increasing absolute magnitude tends to yield + * more accurate results. + * * @return the sum of elements in this stream */ double sum(); @@ -578,19 +598,29 @@ long count(); /** - * Returns an {@code OptionalDouble} describing the arithmetic mean of elements of - * this stream, or an empty optional if this stream is empty. The average - * returned can vary depending upon the order in which elements are - * encountered. This is due to accumulated rounding error in addition of - * elements of differing magnitudes. Elements sorted by increasing absolute - * magnitude tend to yield more accurate results. If any recorded value is - * a {@code NaN} or the sum is at any point a {@code NaN} then the average - * will be {@code NaN}. This is a special case of a - * reduction. + * Returns an {@code OptionalDouble} describing the arithmetic + * mean of elements of this stream, or an empty optional if this + * stream is empty. + * + * If any recorded value is a NaN or the sum is at any point a NaN + * then the average will be NaN. + * + *

The average returned can vary depending upon the order in + * which values are recorded. + * + * This method may be implemented using compensated summation or + * other technique to reduce the error bound in the {@link #sum + * numerical sum} used to compute the average. + * + *

The average is a special case of a reduction. * *

This is a terminal * operation. * + * @apiNote Elements sorted by increasing absolute magnitude tend + * to yield more accurate results. + * * @return an {@code OptionalDouble} containing the average element of this * stream, or an empty optional if the stream is empty */