docs: clarify meaning of 'test crashes' in primer

Explain that a crash refers to abnormal termination such as uncaught exceptions or runtime errors. Fixes confusion reported in issue #4790.
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Ashok Narayan 2026-03-13 19:15:36 +05:30
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@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ that check whether a condition is true. An assertion's result can be *success*,
*nonfatal failure*, or *fatal failure*. If a fatal failure occurs, it aborts the
current function; otherwise the program continues normally.
*Tests* use assertions to verify the tested code's behavior. If a test crashes
or has a failed assertion, then it *fails*; otherwise it *succeeds*.
*Tests* use assertions to verify the tested code's behavior. If a test terminates
abnormally (for example due to an uncaught exception, segmentation fault, or
other runtime error) or has a failed assertion, then it *fails*; otherwise it
*succeeds*.
A *test suite* contains one or many tests. You should group your tests into test
suites that reflect the structure of the tested code. When multiple tests in a