diff --git a/reference/math/functions/bindec.xml b/reference/math/functions/bindec.xml
index 054ff84698..500482e314 100644
--- a/reference/math/functions/bindec.xml
+++ b/reference/math/functions/bindec.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/math.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.bindec">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>int</type><methodname>bindec</methodname>
+      <type>number</type><methodname>bindec</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>binary_string</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
      <function>bindec</function> converts a binary number to an 
      <type>integer</type>. The largest number that can be converted is 
      31 bits of 1's or 2147483647 in decimal.
+     Since PHP 4.1.0, this function can convert also higher numbers and returns
+     <type>float</type> in that case.
     </para>
     <para>
      <example>
diff --git a/reference/math/functions/dechex.xml b/reference/math/functions/dechex.xml
index 9b4cb01968..cddf881f8d 100644
--- a/reference/math/functions/dechex.xml
+++ b/reference/math/functions/dechex.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/math.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.dechex">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <para>
      Returns a string containing a hexadecimal representation of the
      given <parameter>number</parameter> argument. The largest number that can
-     be converted is 2147483647 in decimal resulting to "7fffffff".
+     be converted is 4294967295 in decimal resulting to "ffffffff".
     </para>
     <para>
      <example>
diff --git a/reference/math/functions/decoct.xml b/reference/math/functions/decoct.xml
index 3ec67f6d7b..24aa932185 100644
--- a/reference/math/functions/decoct.xml
+++ b/reference/math/functions/decoct.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/math.xml, last change in rev 1.8 -->
   <refentry id="function.decoct">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <para>
      Returns a string containing an octal representation of the given
      <parameter>number</parameter> argument.  The largest number that can be converted is
-     2147483647 in decimal resulting to "17777777777". 
+     4294967295 in decimal resulting to "37777777777". 
     </para>
     <para>
      <example>
diff --git a/reference/math/functions/hexdec.xml b/reference/math/functions/hexdec.xml
index 57b3a0a657..d285accbdf 100644
--- a/reference/math/functions/hexdec.xml
+++ b/reference/math/functions/hexdec.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/math.xml, last change in rev 1.16 -->
   <refentry id="function.hexdec">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>int</type><methodname>hexdec</methodname>
+      <type>number</type><methodname>hexdec</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>hex_string</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
      <function>hexdec</function> converts a hexadecimal string to a
      decimal number. The largest number that can be converted is
      7fffffff or 2147483647 in decimal.
+     Since PHP 4.1.0, this function can convert also higher numbers and returns
+     <type>float</type> in that case.
     </para>
     <para>
      <function>hexdec</function> will ignore any non-hexadecimal 
diff --git a/reference/math/functions/octdec.xml b/reference/math/functions/octdec.xml
index 39117ab815..11ecdc395b 100644
--- a/reference/math/functions/octdec.xml
+++ b/reference/math/functions/octdec.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/math.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.octdec">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>int</type><methodname>octdec</methodname>
+      <type>number</type><methodname>octdec</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>octal_string</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
      represented by the <parameter>octal_string</parameter> argument.
      The largest number that can be converted is 17777777777 or 2147483647 in
      decimal.
+     Since PHP 4.1.0, this function can convert also higher numbers and returns
+     <type>float</type> in that case.
     </para>
     <para>
      <example>