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 # Versions
 
-This library has a major compatibility break at version 1.0. Up to version 0.10, composition a*b means "apply b, then a" for quaternions and "apply a, then b" for matrices. Now as of version 1.0, the two are consistent and matrix a*b means "apply b, then a".
+This library has a major compatibility break at version 1.0. Up to version 0.10, composition `a*b` means "apply b, then a" for quaternions and "apply a, then b" for matrices. Now as of version 1.0, the two are consistent and matrix `a*b` means "apply b, then a".