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@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ For tests defined in a test directory, any variable values defined in automatic
 
 ### Variable References
 
-Variables you define within `run` blocks can refer to outputs from modules executed in earlier `run` blocks and variables defined at higher precedence levels. Variables in the root `variables` block can only refer to global variables.
+Variables you define within `run` blocks can refer to outputs from modules executed in earlier `run` blocks and variables defined at higher precedence levels. Variables defined within the file level `variables` block can only refer to global variables.
 
 For example, the following code block shows how a variable can refer to higher precedence variables and previous run blocks: