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diff --git a/man3/rand.3 b/man3/rand.3
index 4587c8bfda..88f651585f 100644
--- a/man3/rand.3
+++ b/man3/rand.3
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ _POSIX_C_SOURCE\ >=\ 1 || _XOPEN_SOURCE || _POSIX_SOURCE
The
.BR rand ()
function returns a pseudo-random integer in
-the range [0,\ \fBRAND_MAX\fR].
+the range 0 to
+.BR RAND_MAX
+inclusive (i.e., the mathematical range [0,\ \fBRAND_MAX\fR]).
.PP
The
.BR srand ()
@@ -119,9 +121,9 @@ The
.BR rand ()
and
.BR rand_r ()
-functions return a value
-between 0 and
-.BR RAND_MAX .
+functions return a value between 0 and
+.BR RAND_MAX
+(inclusive).
The
.BR srand ()
function returns no value.