diff --git a/lib/std/math/isnan.zig b/lib/std/math/isnan.zig
index b3de93597afe..4512af807c83 100644
--- a/lib/std/math/isnan.zig
+++ b/lib/std/math/isnan.zig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const math = std.math;
 const meta = std.meta;
 const expect = std.testing.expect;
 
+/// Returns `true` if `x` is not a number (NaN), and `false` otherwise.
 pub fn isNan(x: anytype) bool {
     return x != x;
 }