diff --git a/docs/datatypes/matrices.md b/docs/datatypes/matrices.md
index bf21b1109d..9b834650e6 100644
--- a/docs/datatypes/matrices.md
+++ b/docs/datatypes/matrices.md
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ const c = [[[0, 1, 2], [3, 4, 5]], [[6, 7, 8], [9, 10, 11]]]
 math.size(c)                                  // Array, [2, 2, 3]
 ```
 
-Note that the dimensions themselves do not have a meaning attached. 
-When creating and printing a two-dimensional matrix, the first dimension is 
-normally rendered as the _column_, and the second dimension is rendered as 
-the _row_. For example:
+Note that the dimensions themselves do not have a meaning attached.
+When creating and printing a two-dimensional matrix, the first dimension is
+normally rendered as the _row_, and the second dimension is rendered as
+the _column_. For example:
 
 ```js
 console.table(math.zeros([2, 4]))
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ console.table(math.zeros([2, 4]))
 // 0 0 0 0
 ```
 
-If you have a matrix where the first dimension means `x` and the second 
-means `y`, this will look confusing since `x` is printed as _column_ 
+If you have a matrix where the first dimension means `x` and the second
+means `y`, this will look confusing since `x` is printed as _column_
 (vertically) and `y` as _row_ (horizontally).
 
 ## Non-rectangular arrays