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Paragraph 7.3 [basic.namespace] of the Standard says:

    A name declared outside all named namespaces, blocks (6.3) and
classes (clause 9) has global namespace
scope (3.3.5).

But 3.3.5 [basic.scope.namespace] says:

    A name declared outside all named or unnamed namespaces (7.3),
blocks (6.3), function declarations
(8.3.5), function definitions (8.4) and classes (clause 9) has global
namespace scope (also called global
scope).


7.3 should evidently be changed to match the wording in 3.3.5 -- the
unnamed namespace is *not* global scope.


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