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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions pandas/core/generic.py
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Expand Up @@ -11815,10 +11815,10 @@ def describe(
upper percentile is ``75``. The ``50`` percentile is the
same as the median.

For object data (e.g. strings or timestamps), the result's index
For object data (e.g. strings), the result's index
will include ``count``, ``unique``, ``top``, and ``freq``. The ``top``
is the most common value. The ``freq`` is the most common value's
frequency. Timestamps also include the ``first`` and ``last`` items.
frequency.

If multiple object values have the highest count, then the
``count`` and ``top`` results will be arbitrarily chosen from
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