diff --git a/Doc/library/itertools.rst b/Doc/library/itertools.rst
index 7baa5e10de6..ac3b761198c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/itertools.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/itertools.rst
@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ loops that truncate the stream.
               yield n
               n += step
 
+   When counting with floating point numbers, better accuracy can sometimes be
+   achieved by substituting multiplicative code such as: ``(start + step * i
+   for i in count())``.
+
    .. versionchanged:: 3.1
       added *step* argument and allowed non-integer arguments.