diff --git a/source/utilities.tex b/source/utilities.tex
index 596433fb48..fc9d75c25b 100644
--- a/source/utilities.tex
+++ b/source/utilities.tex
@@ -19894,7 +19894,7 @@
 \item
 For floating-point types, the locale-specific form
 causes the context's locale to be used
-to insert the appropriate digit group and decimal radix separator characters.
+to insert the appropriate digit group and radix separator characters.
 
 \item
 For the textual representation of \tcode{bool}, the locale-specific form