diff --git a/scikits/learn/multiclass.py b/scikits/learn/multiclass.py
index 44fbdafae272cd6955e1586b4ca805599bfc200b..0f0a3e006c7acbf4b2b1d2f047a834589432d222 100644
--- a/scikits/learn/multiclass.py
+++ b/scikits/learn/multiclass.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def fit_ecoc(estimator, X, y, code_size=1.5, random_state=None):
         Percentage of the number of classes to be used to create the code book.
 
     random_state: numpy.RandomState, optional
-        The generator used to initialize the centers. Defaults to numpy.random.
+        The generator used to initialize the codebook. Defaults to numpy.random.
 
 
     Returns
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class OutputCodeClassifier(BaseEstimator, ClassifierMixin):
         than one-vs-the-rest.
 
     random_state: numpy.RandomState, optional
-        The generator used to initialize the centers. Defaults to numpy.random.
+        The generator used to initialize the codebook. Defaults to numpy.random.
 
     Attributes
     ----------