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Rule "precedent / precedence"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: precedent / precedence
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\2</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/usage-of-precedent-vs-precedence
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Allow us to set a precedence.
    Correction suggestion: precedent
ID: PRECEDENT_PRECEDENCE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)