isearch-lax-whitespace

isearch-lax-whitespace is a variable defined in `isearch.el'.
Its value is

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Documentation:
If non-nil, a space will match a sequence of whitespace chars.
When you enter a space or spaces in ordinary incremental search, it
will match any sequence matched by the regexp defined by the variable
`search-whitespace-regexp'. If the value is nil, each space you type
matches literally, against one space. You can toggle the value of this
variable by the command `isearch-toggle-lax-whitespace'.