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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion pandas/core/tools/numeric.py
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Expand Up @@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ def to_numeric(
"""
Convert argument to a numeric type.

The default return dtype is `float64` or `int64`
If the input is already of a numeric dtype, the dtype will be preserved.
For non-numeric inputs, the default return dtype is `float64` or `int64`
depending on the data supplied. Use the `downcast` parameter
to obtain other dtypes.

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