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doc: adds assert doc for strict mode with pointer to strict equality #30486

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doc: adds assert doc for strict mode with pointer to strict equality #30486

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doc: adds assert doc for strict mode with pointer to strict equality
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In `strict` mode, `assert` functions use the comparison in the corresponding
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strict functions. For example, [`assert.deepEqual()`][] will behave like
[`assert.deepStrictEqual()`][].
[`assert.deepStrictEqual()`][]. This uses the [Strict Equality Comparison][]
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from the ECMAScript spec and does not refer to JavaScript strict
mode (`"use strict";`) in any way.

In `strict` mode, error messages for objects display a diff. In legacy mode,
error messages for objects display the objects, often truncated.
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[`assert.throws()`]: #assert_assert_throws_fn_error_message
[`strict` mode]: #assert_strict_mode
[Abstract Equality Comparison]: https://tc39.github.io/ecma262/#sec-abstract-equality-comparison
[Strict Equality Comparison]: https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-strict-equality-comparison
[Object wrappers]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Primitive#Primitive_wrapper_objects_in_JavaScript
[Object.prototype.toString()]: https://tc39.github.io/ecma262/#sec-object.prototype.tostring
[SameValue Comparison]: https://tc39.github.io/ecma262/#sec-samevalue
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