--- a/doc/interpreter/linalg.txi	Tue Jan 13 00:26:40 2009 -0500
+++ b/doc/interpreter/linalg.txi	Tue Jan 13 00:26:42 2009 -0500
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 @node Techniques used for Linear Algebra
 @section Techniques used for Linear Algebra
 
-Octave includes a poly-morphic solver, that selects an appropriate
+Octave includes a polymorphic solver, that selects an appropriate
 matrix factorization depending on the properties of the matrix itself. 
 Generally, the cost of determining the matrix type is small relative to 
 the cost of factorizing the matrix itself, but in any case the matrix 

--- a/doc/interpreter/sparse.txi	Tue Jan 13 00:26:40 2009 -0500
+++ b/doc/interpreter/sparse.txi	Tue Jan 13 00:26:42 2009 -0500
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@
 @node Sparse Linear Algebra, Iterative Techniques, Basics, Sparse Matrices
 @section Linear Algebra on Sparse Matrices
 
-Octave includes a poly-morphic solver for sparse matrices, where 
+Octave includes a polymorphic solver for sparse matrices, where 
 the exact solver used to factorize the matrix, depends on the properties
 of the sparse matrix itself. Generally, the cost of determining the matrix type
 is small relative to the cost of factorizing the matrix itself, but in any