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@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ number < atom < reference < fun < port < pid < tuple < map
ascending term order and then by values in key order.
In maps key order integers types are considered less than floats types.
</p>
+ <p>Atoms are compared using their string value, character by character.
+ </p>
<p>When comparing an integer to a float, the term with the lesser
precision is converted into the type of the other term, unless the
operator is one of <c>=:=</c> or <c>=/=</c>. A float is more precise than