How is base role in organization and repository role working together?

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Hello. I've read docs about repo management of team and people and I cannot see clear explanation how base role in organization and repository role work together. My guess is that repository role should take priority over base role. Example:

• base role is write and repo role for person is read so person has read
• base role is read and repo role for person is write so person has write
• if person is not directly added to repository with specific role then it has base permissions from org

Is my understanding correct?

Also found this in docs:

If a person has been given conflicting access, you'll see a warning on the repository access page. The warning appears with " Mixed roles" next to the person with the conflicting access. To see the source of the conflicting access, hover over the warning icon or click Mixed roles.

When will this mixed roles happen exactly?

Thank you.