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commit 594e9f846273bb5112e55fc104d69a6e8c2e58f0
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sun Dec 15 11:04:33 2024 -0600
[doc,man]: Tweak defn of "numeric expression".
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 7 ++++---
man/groff.7.man | 16 +++++++++-------
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 983872223..3b5d13284 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -6185,9 +6185,10 @@ scaling unit.
@cindex numeric expressions
@cindex expressions, numeric
-A @dfn{numeric expression} evaluates to an integer:@: it can be as
-simple as a literal @samp{0} or it can be a complex sequence of register
-and string interpolations interleaved with measurements and operators.
+When evaluated, a @dfn{numeric expression} interpolates an integer:@: it
+can be as simple as a literal @samp{0} or it can be a complex sequence
+of register and string interpolations interleaved with measurements and
+operators.
GNU @code{troff} provides a set of mathematical and logical operators
familiar to programmers---as well as some unusual ones---but supports
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 073bc9a4d..121ab27dc 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -917,16 +917,18 @@ see below.
.
.\" BEGIN Keep (roughly) parallel with groff.texi node "Numeric
.\" expressions".
-A
+When evaluated,
+a
.I numeric expression
-evaluates to an integer.
-.
-The following operators are recognized.
-.\"evaluates to an integer:
-.\"it can be as simple as a literal
+interpolates an integer.
+.\"It can be as simple as a literal
.\".RB \[lq] 0 \[rq]
.\"or it can be a complex sequence of register and string interpolations
-.\"interleaved with measurement operators.
+.\"interleaved with measurements and operators.
+.
+GNU
+.I troff \" GNU
+recognizes the following operators.
.
.
.P
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