diff --git a/doc/source/user_guide/groupby.rst b/doc/source/user_guide/groupby.rst
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--- a/doc/source/user_guide/groupby.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user_guide/groupby.rst
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 Group by: split-apply-combine
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-By "group by" we are referring to a process involving one or more of the following
-steps:
+A "group by" operation involves some combination of the following steps:
 
 * **Splitting** the data into groups based on some criteria.
 * **Applying** a function to each group independently.