diff --git a/spec/API_specification/array_api/array_object.py b/spec/API_specification/array_api/array_object.py
index a8f00bfda..a889aca3d 100644
--- a/spec/API_specification/array_api/array_object.py
+++ b/spec/API_specification/array_api/array_object.py
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ def __pos__(self: array, /) -> array:
         Parameters
         ----------
         self: array
-            array instance. Should have a real-valued data type.
+            array instance. Should have a numeric data type.
 
         Returns
         -------
diff --git a/spec/API_specification/array_api/elementwise_functions.py b/spec/API_specification/array_api/elementwise_functions.py
index f72af2089..289b68a5c 100644
--- a/spec/API_specification/array_api/elementwise_functions.py
+++ b/spec/API_specification/array_api/elementwise_functions.py
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ def positive(x: array, /) -> array:
     Parameters
     ----------
     x: array
-        input array. Should have a real-valued data type.
+        input array. Should have a numeric data type.
 
     Returns
     -------