Fix reference to y axis

HHest · web-flow · commit 5465a81db23c · 2018-01-30T08:50:29.000+01:00
diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/2018_01_25_scale_axis_by_factor.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/2018_01_25_scale_axis_by_factor.rst
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ To scale an axis by a fixed order of magnitude, set the *scilimits* argument of
 the y axis by a million (1e6), use ``ax.ticklabel_format(style='sci', scilimits=(6, 6), axis='y')``.
 
 The behavior of ``scilimits=(0, 0)`` is unchanged. With this setting, matplotlib will adjust
-the order of magnitude depending on the y values, rather than keeping it fixed. Previously, setting
+the order of magnitude depending on the axis values, rather than keeping it fixed. Previously, setting
 ``scilimits=(m, m)`` was equivalent to setting ``scilimits=(0, 0)``.
