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@@ -48,3 +48,18 @@ nebula> $var = GO FROM "player100" OVER follow YIELD dst(edge) AS id; \
 | "Spurs"   | "Manu Ginobili" |
 +-----------+-----------------+
 ```
+
+## Set operations and scope of user-defined variables
+
+When assigning variables within a compound statement involving set operations, it is important to enclose the scope of the variable assignment in parentheses. In the example below, the source of the `$var` assignment is the results of the output of two `INTERSECT` statements. 
+
+```ngql
+$var = ( \
+    GO FROM "player100" OVER follow \
+      YIELD dst(edge) AS id \
+    INTERSECT \
+    GO FROM "player100" OVER follow \
+      YIELD dst(edge) AS id \
+       ); \
+    GO FROM $var.id OVER follow YIELD follow.degree AS degree
+```
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