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Replace twiddle with tilde #443

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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions src/stan-users-guide/using-stanc.Rmd
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Expand Up @@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ in more detail in following sections):
constants are used as distribution arguments.
- *Control flow depends on a parameter.* Branching control flow (like if/else)
depends on a parameter value .
- *Parameter has multiple twiddles.* A parameter is on the left-hand side of
multiple twiddles.
- *Parameter has multiple tildes.* A parameter is on the left-hand side of
multiple tildes.
- *Parameter has zero or multiple priors.* A parameter has zero or more than
one prior distribution.
- *Variable is used before assignment.* A variable is used before being
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```


### Parameters with multiple twiddles
### Parameters with multiple tildes

A warning is generated when a parameter is found on the left-hand side of more than one ~ statements (or an equivalent `target +=` conditional density statement). This pattern is not inherently an issue, but it is unusual and may indicate a mistake.

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Pedantic mode produces the following warning.

```
Warning at 'multi-twiddle.stan', line 9, column 2 to column 19:
The parameter a is on the left-hand side of more than one twiddle
Warning at 'multi-tildes.stan', line 9, column 2 to column 19:
The parameter a is on the left-hand side of more than one tildes
statement.
```

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