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@@ -91,14 +91,15 @@ example apears at the end of the document, following the tutorial. GTWIWTG is a tiny library for creating and using generators. -If you have never heard of generators before, let me offer a -definition. +If you have never heard of generators before, let me offer *a* +definition, but not *the* definition. -A generator is an object that can produce a series of values, one -value at a time. Generators are sometimes convenient when you want to -deal with series that are too long to fit into memory. They also help -when you want to generate sequential data using recurrence relations, -as in the Fibonacci example above. +For the purposes of this library, a generator is an object that can +produce a series of values, one value at a time. Generators are +sometimes convenient when you want to deal with series that are too +long to fit into memory. They also help when you want to generate +sequential data using recurrence relations, as in the Fibonacci +example above. ### Three Kinds Of Function @@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ The three core transformation functions are: Admittedly, the behavior of `inflate!` is difficult to grok by reading a description. Once you begin to use it, however, it becomes indispensible. -[NB: `inflate!` is really the monadic bind operator in disguise.] +[NB: `inflate!` is really a *kind of* monadic bind operator in disguise.] Here are some simple examples of their use: |