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[iterator.requirements.general] The constexpr iterator requirements look a bit too terse

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Description

From the note, it seems that built-in operators are also considered to be constexpr functions. But the intent doesn't seem deducible from the normative text.

Also, do we want to refer the requirements as Cpp17ConstexprIterator/ContexprIterator?

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Start with the [iterator.requirements.general] section, reading the note alongside its normative text. Check how built-in operators are treated as constexpr functions and how the iterator requirements are named. Done means resolving the intended wording and naming questions in the standard draft.

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