diff --git a/en/phinx/migrations.rst b/en/phinx/migrations.rst
index dc91d22cf1..0659ab50a2 100644
--- a/en/phinx/migrations.rst
+++ b/en/phinx/migrations.rst
@@ -701,8 +701,8 @@ For ``decimal`` columns:
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 Option    Description
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-precision combine with ``scale`` set to set decimal accuracy
-scale     combine with ``precision`` to set decimal accuracy
+precision combine with ``scale`` set to set integer decimal accuracy
+scale     combine with ``precision`` to set fractional decimal accuracy
 signed    enable or disable the ``unsigned`` option *(only applies to MySQL)*
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