doc: clarify require/import mutual exclusivity

PR-URL: #33832 Reviewed-By: Jan Krems <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Geoffrey Booth <[email protected]>
nodejs · Jul 16, 2020 · 556e55d · 556e55d
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@@ -424,8 +424,10 @@ Node.js supports the following conditions:
 * `"import"` - matched when the package is loaded via `import` or
    `import()`. Can reference either an ES module or CommonJS file, as both
    `import` and `import()` can load either ES module or CommonJS sources.
+   _Always matched when the `"require"` condition is not matched._
 * `"require"` - matched when the package is loaded via `require()`.
    As `require()` only supports CommonJS, the referenced file must be CommonJS.
+   _Always matched when the `"import"` condition is not matched._
 * `"node"` - matched for any Node.js environment. Can be a CommonJS or ES
    module file. _This condition should always come after `"import"` or
    `"require"`._