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lib: Reword documentation for realloc to clarify size

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"byte size" is confusing. Clarify we mean number of items.
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@ -358,8 +358,10 @@ pub fn remap(self: Allocator, allocation: anytype, new_len: usize) t: {
return mem.bytesAsSlice(T, new_memory); return mem.bytesAsSlice(T, new_memory);
} }
/// This function requests a new byte size for an existing allocation, which /// This function requests a new size for an existing allocation, which
/// can be larger, smaller, or the same size as the old memory allocation. /// can be larger, smaller, or the same size as the old memory allocation.
/// The result is an array of `new_n` items of the same type as the existing
/// allocation.
/// ///
/// If `new_n` is 0, this is the same as `free` and it always succeeds. /// If `new_n` is 0, this is the same as `free` and it always succeeds.
/// ///