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diff --git a/libgo/go/math/rand/zipf.go b/libgo/go/math/rand/zipf.go
index 8db2c6f5bff..f04c814eb75 100644
--- a/libgo/go/math/rand/zipf.go
+++ b/libgo/go/math/rand/zipf.go
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ func (z *Zipf) hinv(x float64) float64 {
return math.Exp(z.oneminusQinv*math.Log(z.oneminusQ*x)) - z.v
}
-// NewZipf returns a Zipf generating variates p(k) on [0, imax]
-// proportional to (v+k)**(-s) where s>1 and k>=0, and v>=1.
+// NewZipf returns a Zipf variate generator.
+// The generator generates values k ∈ [0, imax]
+// such that P(k) is proportional to (v + k) ** (-s).
+// Requirements: s > 1 and v >= 1.
func NewZipf(r *Rand, s float64, v float64, imax uint64) *Zipf {
z := new(Zipf)
if s <= 1.0 || v < 1 {