diff --git a/functions/math.xml b/functions/math.xml
index a82eb91859..ddbe045af8 100644
--- a/functions/math.xml
+++ b/functions/math.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.60 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.61 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.math">
   <title>Mathematical Functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Math</titleabbrev>
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ $binary = base_convert ($hexadecimal, 16, 2);
      </funcprototype>
     </funcsynopsis>
     <simpara>
-     Returns the next lowest integer value by truncating
+     Returns the next lowest integer value by rounding down
      <parameter>value</parameter> if neccessary. 
      The return value of <function>floor</function> is still of type
      <type>float</type> because the value range of <type>float</type> is