diff --git a/docs/fit_estimator_functions.rst b/docs/fit_estimator_functions.rst
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--- a/docs/fit_estimator_functions.rst
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Maximum likelihood estimator for data subject to Poisson statistics
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 The maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) for Poisson distributed noise is relatively simple to implement. In the case of data with Poisson noise
-is provides a more precise estimate when compared to an LSE estimator. The ID for this estimator is ``MLE``. It's implemented in mle.cuh_.
+it provides a more precise estimate when compared to an LSE estimator. The ID for this estimator is ``MLE``. It's implemented in mle.cuh_.
 
 The estimator is described as follows.
 
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ The estimator is described as follows.
 
 :`\vec{p}`: Actual model function parameters
 
-Note that this estimator does not provide any means to weight the data values. Rather, noise in the data is assumed to be purely Poissonian.
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+Note that this estimator does not provide any means to weight the data values. Rather, noise in the data is assumed to be purely Poissonian.