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Tweak mutability doc a bit more

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Inspired by a comment from Michael Heerdegen (Bug#40671#114).
* doc/lispref/objects.texi (Constants and Mutability): Tweak further.
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Paul Eggert 2020-04-24 19:19:31 -07:00
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@ -2401,8 +2401,8 @@ literal @code{"aaa"} yields a constant string, whereas the function
call @code{(make-string 3 ?a)} yields a mutable string that can be
changed via later calls to @code{aset}.
A mutable object can become constant if it is passed to the
@code{eval} function, because a program should not modify an object
A mutable object can become constant if it is part of an expression
that is evaluated, because a program should not modify an object
that is being evaluated. The reverse does not occur: constant objects
should stay constant.