<=    less or equal
>     greater
>=    greater or equal
</pre>

<p>
In any comparison, the first operand
must be <a href="#Assignability">assignable</a>
to the type of the second operand, or vice versa.
</p>
<p>
The equality operators <code>==</code> and <code>!=</code> apply
to operands that are <i>comparable</i>.

		}
	}
	return dst
}

// invertSparseEntries converts a sparse map from one form to the other.
// If the input is sparseHoles, then it will output sparseDatas and vice-versa.
// The input must have been already validated.
//
// This function mutates src and returns a normalized map where:
//   - adjacent fragments are coalesced together
//   - only the last fragment may be empty

</p>

<h3 id="Function_declarations">Function declarations</h3>

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<p>
A function declaration binds an identifier, the <i>function name</i>,
to a function.
</p>

<pre class="ebnf">