diff --git a/docs/content/Euclid.md b/docs/content/Euclid.md index aa2d668f..24dba414 100644 --- a/docs/content/Euclid.md +++ b/docs/content/Euclid.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ but some even leave which one as an implementation detail (e.g. C-1990). #### Remainder -The **remainder** is the amount left over after performing the devision of a dividend +The **remainder** is the amount left over after performing the division of a dividend by a divisor, $\frac{dividend}{divisor}$, which do not divide evenly, that is, where the result of the division cannot be expressed as an integer. It is thus natural that the **remainder has the sign of the dividend**.