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14 changes: 9 additions & 5 deletions jsonschema-validation.xml
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</section>

<section title="Missing keywords">
<section title="Constraints and missing keywords">
<t>
Each JSON Schema validation keyword adds constraints that
an instance must satisfy in order to successfully validate.
</t>
<t>
Validation keywords that are missing never restrict validation.
In some cases, this no-op behavior is identical to a keyword that exists with certain values,
and these values are noted where known.
</t>
</section>

<section title="Linearity">
<!-- I call this "linear" in the same manner e.g. waves are linear, they don't interact with each other -->
<section title="Keyword independence">
<t>
Validation keywords typically operate independent of each other, without affecting each other.
Validation keywords typically operate independently, without
affecting each other's outcomes.
</t>
<t>
For author convenience, there are some exceptions:
For schema author convenience, there are some exceptions:
<list>
<t>"additionalProperties", whose behavior is defined in terms of "properties" and "patternProperties";</t>
<t>"additionalItems", whose behavior is defined in terms of "items"; and</t>
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