[groff] 10/16: [doc,man]: Tweak defn of "numeric expression".

[G. Branden Robinson]

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 594e9f846273bb5112e55fc104d69a6e8c2e58f0
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Dec 15 11:04:33 2024 -0600

    [doc,man]: Tweak defn of "numeric expression".
---
 doc/groff.texi.in |  7 ++++---
 man/groff.7.man   | 16 +++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 983872223..3b5d13284 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -6185,9 +6185,10 @@ scaling unit.
 @cindex numeric expressions
 @cindex expressions, numeric
 
-A @dfn{numeric expression} evaluates to an integer:@: it can be as
-simple as a literal @samp{0} or it can be a complex sequence of register
-and string interpolations interleaved with measurements and operators.
+When evaluated, a @dfn{numeric expression} interpolates an integer:@: it
+can be as simple as a literal @samp{0} or it can be a complex sequence
+of register and string interpolations interleaved with measurements and
+operators.
 
 GNU @code{troff} provides a set of mathematical and logical operators
 familiar to programmers---as well as some unusual ones---but supports
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 073bc9a4d..121ab27dc 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -917,16 +917,18 @@ see below.
 .
 .\" BEGIN Keep (roughly) parallel with groff.texi node "Numeric
 .\" expressions".
-A
+When evaluated,
+a
 .I numeric expression
-evaluates to an integer.
-.
-The following operators are recognized.
-.\"evaluates to an integer:
-.\"it can be as simple as a literal
+interpolates an integer.
+.\"It can be as simple as a literal
 .\".RB \[lq] 0 \[rq]
 .\"or it can be a complex sequence of register and string interpolations
-.\"interleaved with measurement operators.
+.\"interleaved with measurements and operators.
+.
+GNU
+.I troff \" GNU
+recognizes the following operators.
 .
 .
 .P