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 ## Ordered factors {#sec-ordered-factors}
 
 Before we go on, there's a special type of factor that needs to be mentioned briefly: ordered factors.
-Ordered factors, created with `ordered()`, imply a strict ordering and equal distance between levels: the first level is "less than" the second level by the same amount that the second level is "less than" the third level, and so on..
+Ordered factors, created with `ordered()`, imply a strict ordering and equal distance between levels: the first level is "less than" the second level by the same amount that the second level is "less than" the third level, and so on.
 You can recognize them when printing because they use `<` between the factor levels:
 
 ```{r}