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 \rSec2[simd.general]{General}
 
 \pnum
+Subclause \ref{simd} defines data-parallel types and operations on these types.
 \begin{note}
 SIMD stands for ``Single Instruction Stream -- Multiple Data Stream'';
 it is defined in Flynn 1966\supercite{flynn-taxonomy}.
-\end{note}
-Subclause \ref{simd} defines data-parallel types and operations on these types.
-\begin{note}
-The intent is to support acceleration through data-parallel execution resources
+The intent of this clause is to support acceleration through data-parallel execution resources
 where available, such as SIMD registers and instructions or execution units
 driven by a common instruction decoder.
 \end{note}