diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/checkdigit/ModulusCheckDigit.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/checkdigit/ModulusCheckDigit.java
index b52a44a1c..2e15953b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/checkdigit/ModulusCheckDigit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/checkdigit/ModulusCheckDigit.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public static int sumDigits(final int number) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * The modulus can be > 10 provided that the implementing class overrides toCheckDigit and toInt (for example as in ISBN10CheckDigit).
+     * The modulus can be greater than 10 provided that the implementing class overrides toCheckDigit and toInt (for example as in ISBN10CheckDigit).
      */
     private final int modulus;