diff --git a/basis/math/matrices/matrices-tests.factor b/basis/math/matrices/matrices-tests.factor
index e5bf009333..64f739e5ff 100644
--- a/basis/math/matrices/matrices-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/math/matrices/matrices-tests.factor
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ IN: math.matrices.tests
       { 9 3 1 }
       { 25 5 1 } }
 } [
-    { 1 2 3 5 } 3 van-der-monde-matrix
+    { 1 2 3 5 } 3 vandermonde-matrix
 ] unit-test
 
 {
diff --git a/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor b/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor
index 6c8ffa018f..c62026d79e 100644
--- a/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor
+++ b/basis/math/matrices/matrices.factor
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ IN: math.matrices
 : box-matrix ( r -- matrix )
     2 * 1 + dup '[ _ 1 <array> ] replicate ;
 
-: van-der-monde-matrix ( u n -- matrix )
+: vandermonde-matrix ( u n -- matrix )
     iota [ v^n ] with map reverse flip ;
 
 :: rotation-matrix3 ( axis theta -- matrix )