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@@ -15385,12 +15385,32 @@ is the outcome of comparing those differing elements themselves with .codn less . +Two ranges are compared by +.code less +using lexicographic logic similar to conses and vectors. +The +.code from +fields of the ranges are first compared. If they are not +.codn equal , +equal then +.code less +is applied to those fields and the result is returned. +If the +.code from +fields are +.codn equal , +then +.code less +is applied to the +.code to +fields and that result is returned. + If the two arguments are of the above types, but of mutually different types, then .code less resolves the situation based on the following precedence: numbers and -characters are less than strings, which are less than symbols, -which are less than conses, which are less than vectors. +characters are less than ranges, which are less than strings, which are less +than symbols, which are less than conses, which are less than vectors. Note that since .code nil |