diff --git a/math/perimeter.cpp b/math/perimeter.cpp
index af7a3ecf1..e7777f5ca 100644
--- a/math/perimeter.cpp
+++ b/math/perimeter.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ T square_perimeter(T length) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @brief perimeter of a [rectangle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle) ( 2(l * w) )
+ * @brief perimeter of a [rectangle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle) ( 2(l + w) )
  * @param length is the length of the rectangle
  * @param width is the width of the rectangle
  * @returns perimeter of the rectangle
@@ -277,4 +277,4 @@ static void test() {
 int main() {
     test();  // run self-test implementations
     return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}