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@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Bug reports can be opened (category \texttt{#1}) at\\%
\title{User's Guide for the \nipkg{amsmath} Package (Version~2.1)}
\author{American Mathematical Society, \LaTeX3 Project}
-\date{1999-12-13 (revised 2002-02-25, 2016-11-14, 2018-04-05)}
+\date{1999-12-13\\(revised 2002-02-25, 2016-11-14, 2018-04-05, 2019-10-14)}
\makeatletter
\def\@thanks{\bigskip\MaintainedByLaTeXTeam{amslatex}}
\makeatother
@@ -1372,9 +1372,12 @@ superscript\index{subscripts and superscripts} above a binary relation.
In the \nipkg{amsmath} package there are somewhat more general commands,
\cn{overset} and \cn{underset}, that can be used to place one symbol
above or below another symbol, whether it's a relation or something
-else. The input |\overset{*}{X}| will place a superscript-size $*$ above
-the $X$: $\overset{*}{X}$; \cn{underset} is the analog for adding a
-symbol underneath.
+else. The input |\overset{*}{X}| will place a superscript-size {\small$*$} above
+the {\small$X$}: {\small$\smash{\overset{*}{X}}$};
+\cn{underset} is the analog for adding a
+symbol underneath. The command \cn{overunderset} is a combination of
+these, taking three arguments to place superscript sized expressions
+above and below the same base.
See also the description of \cn{sideset} in \secref{sideset}.