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DOC: Clarify to_numeric behavior for numeric dtypes (#61904)
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pandas/core/tools/numeric.py

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