Documentation: add detail about consumer polling behavior (#5674)

diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
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@@ -1050,8 +1050,10 @@ system changes with `inotify`.
 
 #### [`PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_POLLING_RETRY_COUNT=<num>`](#PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_POLLING_RETRY_COUNT) {#PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_POLLING_RETRY_COUNT}
 
-: If consumer polling is enabled, sets the number of times paperless
-will check for a file to remain unmodified.
+: If consumer polling is enabled, sets the maximum number of times
+paperless will check for a file to remain unmodified. If a file's
+modification time and size are identical for two consecutive checks, it
+will be consumed.
 
     Defaults to 5.