Clarify what a 'generator' is in a couple of spots

scala · Mar 1, 2024 · 608059b · 608059b
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diff --git a/_overviews/scala3-book/control-structures.md b/_overviews/scala3-book/control-structures.md
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ for i <- ints do println(i)
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-The code `i <- ints` is referred to as a _generator_.
+The code `i <- ints` is referred to as a _generator_. In any generator `p <- e`, the expression `e` can generate zero or many bindings to the pattern `p`.
 
 This is what the result looks like in the Scala REPL:
 

diff --git a/_overviews/scala3-book/taste-control-structures.md b/_overviews/scala3-book/taste-control-structures.md
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ val ints = List(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
 for (i <- ints) println(i)
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-> The code `i <- ints` is referred to as a _generator_, and the code that follows the closing parentheses of the generator is the _body_ of the loop.
+> The code `i <- ints` is referred to as a _generator_. In any generator `p <- e`, the expression `e` can generate zero or many bindings to the pattern `p`.
+> The code that follows the closing parentheses of the generator is the _body_ of the loop.
 
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