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@@ -120,13 +120,24 @@ Table.lookupRecords(..., order_by=("Foo", "Bar")).find.le(foo, bar)
 
 If the `find` attribute is shadowed by a same-named user column, you may use `_find` instead.
 
+In the following methods, "less" is best understood as "before"
+and "greater" is best understood as "after".
+For example, if you use a negative `order_by` on a simple integer column,
+then the meaning of "less than" and "greater than" will be flipped.
+
 The methods available are:
 
-- __`lt`__: (less than) find nearest record with sort values < the given values
-- __`le`__: (less than or equal to) find nearest record with sort values <= the given values
-- __`gt`__: (greater than) find nearest record with sort values > the given values
-- __`ge`__: (greater than or equal to) find nearest record with sort values >= the given values
-- __`eq`__: (equal to) find nearest record with sort values == the given values
+- __`lt`__: ("less than") Finds the nearest (last) record where the sort values are **before** the
+  given values.
+- __`le`__: ("less than or equal to") Finds the last record where the sort values are **equal to
+  or before** the given values.
+- __`gt`__: ("greater than") Finds the nearest (first) record where the sort values are **after**
+  the given values.
+- __`ge`__: ("greater than or equal to") Finds the first record where the sort values are **equal
+  to or after** the given values.
+- __`eq`__: ("equal to") Finds the first record where the sort values are **equal to** the given
+  values.
+
 
 Example from [our Payroll template](https://templates.getgrist.com/5pHLanQNThxk/Payroll).
 Each person has a history of pay rates, in the Rates table. To find a rate applicable on a