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@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ defines the following graph:
 
 Since each node in a successor graph has a
 unique successor, we can define a function $f(x,k)$
-that returns the node that we will reach if
+that gives the node that we will reach if
 we begin at node $x$ and walk $k$ steps forward.
 For example, in the above graph $f(4,6)=2$,
 because we will reach node 2 by walking 6 steps from node 4: