diff --git a/reference/stats/functions/stats-cdf-t.xml b/reference/stats/functions/stats-cdf-t.xml
index b6308b8fe3..b405676379 100644
--- a/reference/stats/functions/stats-cdf-t.xml
+++ b/reference/stats/functions/stats-cdf-t.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="function.stats-cdf-t" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>stats_cdf_t</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Calculates any one parameter of the Student's t-distribution given values for the others.</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Calculates any one parameter of the t-distribution given values for the others.</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsect1 role="description">
   &reftitle.description;
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Returns the cumulative distribution function, its inverse, or one of its parameters,
-   of the Student's t-distribution. The kind of the return value and parameters
+   of the t-distribution. The kind of the return value and parameters
    (<parameter>par1</parameter> and <parameter>par2</parameter>) are determined by
    <parameter>which</parameter>.
   </para>
   <para>
    The following table lists the return value and parameters by <parameter>which</parameter>.
    CDF, x, and nu denotes cumurative distribution function, the value of the random
-   variable, and the degrees of freedom of the Student's t-distribution, respectively.
+   variable, and the degrees of freedom of the t-distribution, respectively.
    <table>
     <title>Return value and parameters</title>
     <tgroup cols="4">