diff --git a/docs/yap.tex b/docs/yap.tex
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@@ -3378,7 +3378,7 @@ Succeeds if there are no free variables in the term @var{T}.
 @findex acyclic_term/1
 @snindex acyclic_term/1
 @cnindex acyclic_term/1
-Succeeds if there are loops in the term @var{T}, that is, it is an infite term.
+Succeeds if there are loops in the term @var{T}, that is, it is an infinite term.
 
 @item arg(+@var{N},+@var{T},@var{A}) [ISO]
 @findex arg/3