diff --git a/source/numerics.tex b/source/numerics.tex
index fbc3cea881..b2d2e2ca07 100644
--- a/source/numerics.tex
+++ b/source/numerics.tex
@@ -15016,7 +15016,7 @@
 \begin{itemize}
 \item
 \tcode{\exposid{conj-if-needed}(E[j, i])}
-if the name of F starts with \tcode{hermitian}, or
+if the name of \tcode{F} starts with \tcode{hermitian}, or
 \item
 \tcode{E[j, i]}
 if the name of \tcode{F} starts with \tcode{symmetric}.
@@ -15184,10 +15184,10 @@
 \begin{itemize}
 \item
 \tcode{\exposid{conj-if-needed}(E[j, i])}
-if the name of F starts with \tcode{hermitian}, or
+if the name of \tcode{F} starts with \tcode{hermitian}, or
 \item
 \tcode{E[j, i]}
-if the name of F starts with \tcode{symmetric}.
+if the name of \tcode{F} starts with \tcode{symmetric}.
 \end{itemize}
 
 \pnum