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Topic: Minor issue in `nth_rw`/`nth_rewrite` documentation?


Isak Colboubrani (Feb 06 2025 at 20:18):

The nth_rw (and nth_rewrite) documentation provides the following example:

"For example,

example (h : a = 1) : a + a + a + a + a = 5 := by
nth_rw 2 3 [h]
/-
a: ℕ
h: a = 1
⊢ a + 1 + 1 + a + a = 5
-/

Notice that the second occurrence of a from the left has been rewritten by nth_rewrite."

While this statement is technically correct—the second occurrence has indeed been rewritten—wouldn't it be more accurate to say, "Notice that the second and third occurrences of a from the left have been rewritten"? Is there a specific reason for choosing the current phrasing?

Ruben Van de Velde (Feb 06 2025 at 20:43):

I am equally confused by the phrasing

Kevin Buzzard (Feb 08 2025 at 13:43):

Please make a PR!


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