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diff --git a/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod b/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod index 76fed3b246..2866b32c33 100644 --- a/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod +++ b/doc/man3/EC_GROUP_new.pod @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ I<params>. EC_GROUP_set_curve() sets the curve parameters I<p>, I<a> and I<b>. For a curve over Fp I<p> is the prime for the field. For a curve over F2^m I<p> represents the irreducible polynomial - each bit represents a term in the polynomial. -Therefore there will either be three or five bits set dependent on whether the +Therefore, there will either be three or five bits set dependent on whether the polynomial is a trinomial or a pentanomial. In either case, I<a> and I<b> represents the coefficients a and b from the relevant equation introduced above. |