Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-flexbox-1] Add definitions for outer main/cross size in terminology (#11425)

This issue specifically concerns the use of the term *"outer"* in phrases like:

- "outer hypothetical main size"
- "outer hypothetical cross size"
- "outer cross size"
- "outer flex base size"

The confusion is not with the phrase *"hypothetical main/cross size"*, which indeed resolves correctly since *"hypothetical"* is about the min/max constraints applied to width/height. The problem arises when *"outer"* is combined with *"cross size"*  / "hypothetical main size" / "flex base size" under the current definitions, as it creates a semantic conflict— read: "margin box size `width`",  "margin box size flex base size" which doesn't make sense structurally.

I proposed defining *"outer main size"* and not *"outer hypothetical main size"*  Since I find it intuitive how *"hypothetical"* would apply in context when *"outer main size"* is clearly defined.

That said, if clarity demands further precision, I would fully support including the following definitions:

- Outer hypothetical main size: The *outer main size* after applying min/max constraints to the *main size*.
- Outer hypothetical cross size: The *outer cross size* after applying min/max constraints to the *cross size*.







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