diff --git a/source/containers.tex b/source/containers.tex
index aeedcd2c3b..89ed06e028 100644
--- a/source/containers.tex
+++ b/source/containers.tex
@@ -9742,8 +9742,7 @@
 \complexity
 Approximately
 $N \log N$
-comparisons, where
-\tcode{N == size()}.
+comparisons, where $N$ is \tcode{size()}.
 
 \pnum
 \remarks