diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 6fd36fe77bc..d95c5aa7527 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -5662,12 +5662,12 @@ SELECT TIMESTAMP 'now';
&<
- Overlaps or is left of?
+ Does not extend to the right of?
box '((0,0),(1,1))' &< box '((0,0),(2,2))'
&>
- Overlaps or is right of?
+ Does not extend to the left of?
box '((0,0),(3,3))' &> box '((0,0),(2,2))'