diff --git a/source/numerics.tex b/source/numerics.tex
index fd16c521e8..2735555fb3 100644
--- a/source/numerics.tex
+++ b/source/numerics.tex
@@ -19304,7 +19304,7 @@
 
 \pnum
 \expects
-No element in \tcode{lo} shall be greater than the corresponding element in
+No element in \tcode{lo} is greater than the corresponding element in
 \tcode{hi}.
 
 \pnum