diff --git a/source/basic.tex b/source/basic.tex
index a64107633a..7e6a1d3b2e 100644
--- a/source/basic.tex
+++ b/source/basic.tex
@@ -3068,7 +3068,7 @@
 \item
 the storage for the new object fits entirely within \placeholder{e}, and
 \item
-there is no smaller array object that satisfies these constraints.
+there is no array object that satisfies these constraints nested within \placeholder{e}.
 \end{itemize}
 \begin{note}
 If that portion of the array