[1.7.x] Added notes on registering signals in ready() and using dispatch_uid.

Refs #23641.

Backport of d66bda60590daabe21f60a532a613a31a10fedbd from master

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diff --git a/docs/topics/signals.txt b/docs/topics/signals.txt
index 346d47d179..d4d79511be 100644
--- a/docs/topics/signals.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/signals.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ Now, our ``my_callback`` function will be called each time a request finishes.
         versions of Django, signal registration usually happened in the
         ``models`` module.
 
+.. note::
+
+    The :meth:`~django.apps.AppConfig.ready` method may be executed more than
+    once during testing, so you may want to :ref:`guard your signals from
+    duplication <preventing-duplicate-signals>`, especially if you're planning
+    to send them within tests.
+
 .. _connecting-to-specific-signals:
 
 Connecting to signals sent by specific senders