diff --git a/src/machine.adoc b/src/machine.adoc
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--- a/src/machine.adoc
+++ b/src/machine.adoc
@@ -1847,7 +1847,10 @@ this context, "data" encompasses all types of information used within a RISC-V
 hart. Upon a hardware error exception, the `__x__epc` register is set to the
 address of the instruction that attempted to access corrupted data, while the
 `__x__tval` register is set either to 0 or to the virtual address of an
-instruction fetch, load, or store that attempted to access corrupted data.
+instruction fetch, load, or store that attempted to access corrupted data. The
+priority of Hardware Error exception is implementation-defined, but any given
+occurrence is generally expected to be recognized at the point in the overall
+priority order at which the hardware error is discovered.
 ====
 
 ==== Machine Trap Value Register (`mtval`)