diff --git a/source/reference/command/split.txt b/source/reference/command/split.txt
index 0209515719e..feddbf52498 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/split.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/split.txt
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ Definition
 Considerations
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-:dbcommand:`split` does *not* support splitting an chunk that does not
-contain documents. Use :dbcommand:`splitAt` to create splits in chunks
-that do not contain documents.
+The `find` and `bounds` forms of :dbcommand:`split` do *not* support splitting 
+a chunk that does not contain documents (because these forms split along the median,
+and there is no median when the chunk is empty). Use the `middle` form of `split`,
+or use :dbcommand:`splitAt` to create splits in chunks that do not contain documents.
 
 Command Formats
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