--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Float.java	Thu Dec 13 15:31:05 2018 +0100
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Float.java	Thu Dec 13 10:35:09 2018 -0500
@@ -989,8 +989,8 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns a nominal descriptor for this instance, which is the instance
-     * itself.
+     * Returns an {@link Optional} containing the nominal descriptor for this
+     * instance, which is the instance itself.
      *
      * @return an {@link Optional} describing the {@linkplain Float} instance
      * @since 12