diff --git a/source/containers.tex b/source/containers.tex
index e0ef0e16a2..7cbffb6c2f 100644
--- a/source/containers.tex
+++ b/source/containers.tex
@@ -18254,7 +18254,7 @@
 
 \pnum
 An integer $r$ is a \defn{rank index} of an index space $S$
-if $r$ is in the range $[0, \text{rank of $S$})$.
+if $r$ is in the range $[0, \text{rank of }S)$.
 
 \pnum
 A pack of integers \tcode{idx} is