diff --git a/docs/yap.tex b/docs/yap.tex
index cd8638cd1..959131c18 100644
--- a/docs/yap.tex
+++ b/docs/yap.tex
@@ -8698,7 +8698,7 @@ True when @var{Numbers} is a list of numbers, and @var{Min} is the minimum.
 @findex numlist/3
 @syindex numlist/3
 @cnindex numlist/3
-If @var{Low} and @var{High} are integers with @var{Low} @geq{}
+If @var{Low} and @var{High} are integers with @var{Low} lesser or equal than
 @var{High}, unify @var{List} to a list @code{[Low, Low+1, ...High]}. See
 also @code{between/3}.