diff --git a/content/references/protocol-reference/transactions/transaction-types/payment.md b/content/references/protocol-reference/transactions/transaction-types/payment.md index 9f44be70d6..4d7082a23b 100644 --- a/content/references/protocol-reference/transactions/transaction-types/payment.md +++ b/content/references/protocol-reference/transactions/transaction-types/payment.md @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ The XRP Ledger defines the "quality" of a currency exchange as the ratio of the The [`tfLimitQuality` flag](#payment-flags) allows you to set a minimum quality of conversions that you are willing to take. This limit quality is defined as the destination `Amount` divided by the `SendMax` amount (the numeric amounts only, regardless of currency). When set, the payment processing engine avoids using any paths whose quality (conversion rate) is worse (numerically lower) than the limit quality. -By itself, the `tfLimitQuality` flag reduces the number of situations in which a transaction can succeed. Specifically, it rejects payments where some part of the payment uses an unfavorable conversion, even if the overall average *average* quality of conversions in the payment is equal or better than the limit quality. If a payment is rejected in this way, the [transaction result](transaction-results.html) is `tecPATH_DRY`. +By itself, the `tfLimitQuality` flag reduces the number of situations in which a transaction can succeed. Specifically, it rejects payments where some part of the payment uses an unfavorable conversion, even if the overall *average* quality of conversions in the payment is equal or better than the limit quality. If a payment is rejected in this way, the [transaction result](transaction-results.html) is `tecPATH_DRY`. Consider the following example. If I am trying to send you 100 Chinese Yuan (`Amount` = 100 CNY) for 20 United States dollars (`SendMax` = 20 USD) or less, then the limit quality is `5`. Imagine one trader is offering ¥95 for $15 (a ratio of about `6.3` CNY per USD), but the next best offer in the market is ¥5 for $2 (a ratio of `2.5` CNY per USD). If I were to take both offers to send you 100 CNY, then it would cost me 17 USD, for an average quality of about `5.9`.