doc-src/TutorialI/Misc/document/pairs.tex
changeset 27319 6584901d694c
parent 17187 45bee2f6e61f
child 40406 313a24b66a8d
--- a/doc-src/TutorialI/Misc/document/pairs.tex	Mon Jun 23 15:26:47 2008 +0200
+++ b/doc-src/TutorialI/Misc/document/pairs.tex	Mon Jun 23 15:26:48 2008 +0200
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 Products, like type \isa{nat}, are datatypes, which means
 in particular that \isa{induct{\isacharunderscore}tac} and \isa{case{\isacharunderscore}tac} are applicable to
 terms of product type.
-Both replace the term by a pair of variables.
+Both split the term into a number of variables corresponding to the tuple structure
+(up to 7 components).
 \item
 Tuples with more than two or three components become unwieldy;
 records are preferable.