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Type conversion with equality operator

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Adding a note and link to the documentation for the equality operator, as a notable exception to the automatic type conversion rule.
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@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ expression must produce a value of that type.
Where possible, Terraform automatically converts values from one type to
another in order to produce the expected type. If this isn't possible, Terraform
will produce a type mismatch error and you must update the configuration with a
more suitable expression.
more suitable expression. Automatic type conversion does not occur when using
the [equality operator](/language/expressions/operators.mdx#equality-operators).
Terraform automatically converts number and bool values to strings when needed.
It also converts strings to numbers or bools, as long as the string contains a
@ -146,3 +147,4 @@ valid representation of a number or bool value.
* `true` converts to `"true"`, and vice-versa
* `false` converts to `"false"`, and vice-versa
* `15` converts to `"15"`, and vice-versa