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index 94d5489c..d1af9713 100644
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@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ from, or is not defined in <a href=
 <td>Sizing constructor</td>
 <td><code>V v (n)</code></td>
 <td><code>n &gt;= 0</code></td>
-<td>Allocates an unitialized vector of <code>n</code> elements.</td>
+<td>Allocates a vector of <code>n</code> elements.</td>
 <td><code>v.size () == n</code>.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ from, or is not defined in <a href=
 <td>Sizing constructor</td>
 <td><code>M m (n1, n2)</code></td>
 <td><code>n1 &gt;= 0</code> and <code>n2 &gt;= 0</code></td>
-<td>Allocates an uninitialized matrix of <code>n1</code> rows and <code>n2</code>
+<td>Allocates a matrix of <code>n1</code> rows and <code>n2</code>
 columns.</td>
 <td><code>m.size1 () == n1</code> and <code>m.size2 () ==
 n2</code>.</td>