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@@ -199,3 +199,9 @@ above-documented signature accepts ``<variable|string>``:
* The left and right hand arguments to ``AND`` and ``OR`` are independently
tested to see if they are boolean constants, if so they are used as
such, otherwise they are assumed to be variables and are dereferenced.
+
+To prevent ambiguity, potential variable or keyword names can be
+specified in a :ref:`Quoted Argument` or a :ref:`Bracket Argument`.
+A quoted or bracketed variable or keyword will be interpreted as a
+string and not dereferenced or interpreted.
+See policy :policy:`CMP0054`.