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diff --git a/lib/expl.c b/lib/expl.c
index a6d8567e9..992937ab0 100644
--- a/lib/expl.c
+++ b/lib/expl.c
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ expl (long double x)
                    + 21844/6081075 * z^13
                    - 929569/638512875 * z^15
                    + ...
-       Since |z| <= log(2)/1024 < 0.0007, the relative error of the z^13 term
-       is < 0.0007^12 < 2^-120 <= 2^-LDBL_MANT_DIG, therefore we can truncate
-       the series after the z^11 term.
+       Since |z| <= log(2)/1024 < 0.0007, the relative contribution of the
+       z^13 term is < 0.0007^12 < 2^-120 <= 2^-LDBL_MANT_DIG, therefore we
+       can truncate the series after the z^11 term.
 
      Given the usual bounds LDBL_MAX_EXP <= 16384, LDBL_MIN_EXP >= -16381,
      LDBL_MANT_DIG <= 120, we can estimate x:  -11440 <= x <= 11357.