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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GESAs are constructed from ESAs using a generalization of the merging
 method from [2].
 
 **NOTE** currently Algorithm 5.21 [2] is implemented with a
-worst-case O(n^2^) complexity. We should implement Section 5.5.5 [2],
+worst-case O( n^2 ) complexity. We should implement Section 5.5.5 [2],
 which is based on [3].
 
 ## References