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doc: Reword scoping section

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"dynamic scope" is not accurate, so reword. The underlying idea is good however.
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@ -423,14 +423,15 @@ inline/multi-line, enclosed within `/* ... */`.
## Scoping rules
Nix has constructs with
Nix is [statically scoped](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(computer_science)#Lexical_scope), but with multiple scopes and shadowing rules.
* dynamic scope
* [`with`](#with-expressions)
* static scope
* primary scope --- explicitly-bound variables
* [`let`](#let-expressions)
* [`inherit`](#inheriting-attributes)
* function arguments
Static scope takes precedence over dynamic scope.
* secondary scope --- implicitly-bound variables
* [`with`](#with-expressions)
Primary scope takes precedence over secondary scope.
See [`with`](#with-expressions) for a detailed example.