diff --git a/loopy/statistics.py b/loopy/statistics.py
index 64b849a43262f8f98e5cedbb54ba41c12a72de95..a6b461e887ea9f1191cf080fa0426e70428d1504 100755
--- a/loopy/statistics.py
+++ b/loopy/statistics.py
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ class Op(Record):
         return hash(str(self))
 
     def __repr__(self):
+        # Record.__repr__ overridden for consistent ordering and conciseness
         return "Op(%s, %s, %s)" % (self.dtype, self.name, self.count_granularity)
 
 # }}}
@@ -574,6 +575,7 @@ class MemAccess(Record):
         return hash(str(self))
 
     def __repr__(self):
+        # Record.__repr__ overridden for consistent ordering and conciseness
         return "MemAccess(%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)" % (
             self.mtype,
             self.dtype,