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@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ RxJS is mostly useful for its _operators_, even though the Observable is the fou
 
 Operators are **functions**. There are two kinds of operators:
 
-**Pipeable Operators** are the kind that can be piped to Observables using the syntax `observableInstance.pipe(operator())`. These include, [`filter(...)`](/api/operators/filter), and [`mergeMap(...)`](/api/operators/mergeMap). When called, they do not _change_ the existing Observable instance. Instead, they return a _new_ Observable, whose subscription logic is based on the first Observable.
+**Pipeable Operators** are the kind that can be piped to Observables using the syntax `observableInstance.pipe(operator)` or, more commonly, `observableInstance.pipe(operatorFactory())`. Operator factory functions include, [`filter(...)`](/api/operators/filter), and [`mergeMap(...)`](/api/operators/mergeMap).
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+When Pipeable Operators are called, they do not _change_ the existing Observable instance. Instead, they return a _new_ Observable, whose subscription logic is based on the first Observable.
 
 <span class="informal">A Pipeable Operator is a function that takes an Observable as its input and returns another Observable. It is a pure operation: the previous Observable stays unmodified.</span>
 
+<span class="informal">A Pipeable Operator Factory is a function that can take parameters to set the context and return a Pipeable Operator. The factory’s arguments belong to the operator’s lexical scope.</span>
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 A Pipeable Operator is essentially a pure function which takes one Observable as input and generates another Observable as output. Subscribing to the output Observable will also subscribe to the input Observable.
 
 **Creation Operators** are the other kind of operator, which can be called as standalone functions to create a new Observable. For example: `of(1, 2, 3)` creates an observable that will emit 1, 2, and 3, one right after another. Creation operators will be discussed in more detail in a later section.