diff --git a/math/src/main/scala/breeze/stats/distributions/Gaussian.scala b/math/src/main/scala/breeze/stats/distributions/Gaussian.scala
index f162fc25d..40e1de328 100644
--- a/math/src/main/scala/breeze/stats/distributions/Gaussian.scala
+++ b/math/src/main/scala/breeze/stats/distributions/Gaussian.scala
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ case class Gaussian(mu: Double, sigma: Double)(implicit rand: RandBasis = Rand)
 
   /**
     * Computes the probability that a Gaussian variable Z is within the interval [x, y].
-    * This probaility is computed as P[Z < y] - P[Z < x].
+    * This probability is computed as P[Z < y] - P[Z < x].
     * @param x lower-end of the interval
     * @param y upper-end of the interval
     * @return probability that the Gaussian random variable Z lies in the interval [x, y]
diff --git a/math/src/test/scala/breeze/stats/distributions/GaussianTest.scala b/math/src/test/scala/breeze/stats/distributions/GaussianTest.scala
index e776ea93f..9a76975d4 100644
--- a/math/src/test/scala/breeze/stats/distributions/GaussianTest.scala
+++ b/math/src/test/scala/breeze/stats/distributions/GaussianTest.scala
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class GaussianTest extends FunSuite with Checkers with UnivariateContinuousDistr
     assert(new Gaussian(0,1).unnormalizedLogPdf(1.0) === -0.5)
   }
 
-  test ("Gaussian.probability throws an exception when evluating 1.0 < N(0, 1) < 0.0") {
+  test ("Gaussian.probability throws an exception when evaluating 1.0 < N(0, 1) < 0.0") {
     val thrown = intercept[IllegalArgumentException] {
       new Gaussian(0, 1).probability(1.0, 0.0)
     }