diff --git a/doc/glossary.rst b/doc/glossary.rst
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@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ General Concepts
We try to adhere to `PEP257
`_, and follow `NumpyDoc
- conventions `_.
+ conventions `_.
double underscore
double underscore notation