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[basic.pre] p9.1 "character" should be improved with "translation character"

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Description

[basic.pre] p9.1 says

Two names are the same if

  • they are identifiers composed of the same character sequence, or

Since after translation phase 1, all "characters" are mapped to "translation characters". It should be a improvement if we say

Two names are the same if

  • they are identifiers composed of the same sequence of translation character set elements.

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Locate [basic.pre] p9.1 in the TeX draft source and read the surrounding wording about names and character sequences. Update the specified phrase to refer to the sequence of translation character set elements, then verify that the paragraph reflects the requested terminology.

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