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Expand Up @@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ func makeLargeOrder(of food: Food, count: Int) async throws {
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Elements from the first collection are passed as the first argument to the test
function, elements from the second collection are passed as the second argument,
and so forth.
function, and elements from the second collection are passed as the second
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This strictly isn't true (wasn't before either) due to tuple desugaring. Do we want to adjust the phrasing to mention that somehow?

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This sentence refers to the code example which precedes it, and I think if you zoom out and reread the section in its entity it is clear in context.

Then, the subsequent paragraphs contrast it with the tuple desugaring behavior:

To avoid the combinatoric semantics shown above, use zip():
[…]
The zipped sequence will be “destructured” into two arguments automatically, then passed to the test function for evaluation.

argument.

Assuming there are five cases in the `Food` enumeration, this test function
will, when run, be invoked 500 times (5 x 100) with every possible combination
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