Expression  = Alternative { "|" Alternative } .
Alternative = Term { Term } .
Term        = production_name | token [ "…" token ] | Group | Option | Repetition .
Group       = "(" Expression ")" .
Option      = "[" Expression "]" .
Repetition  = "{" Expression "}" .
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Productions are expressions constructed from terms and the following
operators, in increasing precedence:
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<pre class="grammar">

	<li>The type set of a non-interface type term is the set consisting
		of just that type.
	</li>

	<li>The type set of a term of the form <code>~T</code>
		is the set of all types whose underlying type is <code>T</code>.
	</li>

	<li>The type set of a <i>union</i> of terms
		<code>t<sub>1</sub>|t<sub>2</sub>|…|t<sub>n</sub></code>
		is the union of the type sets of the terms.
	</li>
</ul>

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