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Add docstrings to DataFrame.describe and Series.describe explaining that percentile calculations use approximate algorithms (t-digest by default). This helps users understand why results may differ from pandas.

Fixes #10416

Add docstrings to DataFrame.describe and Series.describe explaining that
percentile calculations use approximate algorithms (t-digest by default).
This helps users understand why results may differ from pandas.

Fixes #10416
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     21 files  ±0       21 suites  ±0   5h 10m 53s ⏱️ + 5m 24s
 18 282 tests ±0   17 009 ✅ +1   1 273 💤 ±0  0 ❌  - 1 
294 744 runs  ±0  252 431 ✅ +3  42 313 💤  - 2  0 ❌  - 1 

Results for commit dc8c63d. ± Comparison against base commit e5a9087.

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