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diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
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--- a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
+++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
@@ -567,6 +567,10 @@ Expr1 <input>op</input> Expr2</pre>
order is defined:</p>
<pre>
number &lt; atom &lt; reference &lt; fun &lt; port &lt; pid &lt; tuple &lt; map &lt; nil &lt; list &lt; bit string</pre>
+ <p><c>nil</c> in the previous expression represents the empty list
+ (i.e. <c>[]</c>), which is regarded as a separate type from
+ <c>list/0</c>. That's why <c>nil &lt; list</c>.
+ </p>
<p>Lists are compared element by element. Tuples are ordered by
size, two tuples with the same size are compared element by
element.</p>