diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f6dc80e0..ade1a70b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ GNU Bison NEWS
         PLUS   "+"
         MINUS  "-"
       <double>
-        NUM _("double precision number")
+        NUM _("number")
       <symrec*>
         FUN _("function")
         VAR _("variable")
diff --git a/doc/bison.texi b/doc/bison.texi
index 141fcb0c..3875c222 100644
--- a/doc/bison.texi
+++ b/doc/bison.texi
@@ -7804,7 +7804,7 @@ or @code{detailed}, token aliases can be internationalized:
 %token
     '\n'   _("end of line")
   <double>
-    NUM    _("double precision number")
+    NUM    _("number")
   <symrec*>
     FUN    _("function")
     VAR    _("variable")
diff --git a/examples/c/bistromathic/bistromathic.test b/examples/c/bistromathic/bistromathic.test
index 5d9966f3..5e8b044b 100755
--- a/examples/c/bistromathic/bistromathic.test
+++ b/examples/c/bistromathic/bistromathic.test
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ cat >input <<EOF
 *
 EOF
 run 0 '> *
-> err: 1.1: syntax error: expected end of file or - or ( or exit or double precision number or function or variable before *'
+> err: 1.1: syntax error: expected end of file or - or ( or exit or number or function or variable before *'
 
 cat >input <<EOF
 1 + 2 * * 3
 EOF
 run 0 '> 1 + 2 * * 3
-> err: 1.9: syntax error: expected - or ( or double precision number or function or variable before *'
+> err: 1.9: syntax error: expected - or ( or number or function or variable before *'
 
 cat >input <<EOF
 100%
@@ -107,18 +107,16 @@ sed -e 's/\\t/	/g' >input <<EOF
 (1+\t\t
 EOF
 run 0 '> (1+
-(                        cos                      ln
--                        double precision number  sin
-atan                     exp                      sqrt
+(       -       atan    cos     exp     ln      number  sin     sqrt
 > (1+
-> err: 1.4: syntax error: expected - or ( or double precision number or function or variable before end of file'
+> err: 1.4: syntax error: expected - or ( or number or function or variable before end of file'
 
 # Check the completion of a word.
 sed -e 's/\\t/	/g' >input <<EOF
 (at\t\t
 EOF
 run 0 '> (atan ( ''
-> err: 1.9: syntax error: expected - or ( or double precision number or function or variable before end of file'
+> err: 1.9: syntax error: expected - or ( or number or function or variable before end of file'
 
 # Check the completion at the very beginning.
 sed -e 's/\\t/	/g' >input <<EOF
diff --git a/examples/c/bistromathic/parse.y b/examples/c/bistromathic/parse.y
index 1342ba60..70c2861b 100644
--- a/examples/c/bistromathic/parse.y
+++ b/examples/c/bistromathic/parse.y
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     EQUAL  "="
     EXIT   "exit"
   <double>
-    NUM _("double precision number")
+    NUM _("number")
   <symrec*>
     FUN _("function")
     VAR _("variable")