diff --git a/src/lib/tabling.pl b/src/lib/tabling.pl
index e90080856..8ae3f312d 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabling.pl
+++ b/src/lib/tabling.pl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /** Tabling, also called SLG resolution.
 
     SLG resolution is an alternative execution strategy that sometimes
-    helps to improve termination and performance characters of Prolog
+    helps to improve termination and performance characteristics of Prolog
     predicates.
 
     To enable this execution strategy for a Prolog predicate, add a