Closes #18218: use correct variable name for starting point
diff --git a/Doc/library/itertools.rst b/Doc/library/itertools.rst
index a0745d7..0ee93ed 100644
--- a/Doc/library/itertools.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/itertools.rst
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
.. function:: count(start=0, step=1)
- Make an iterator that returns evenly spaced values starting with *n*. Often
+ Make an iterator that returns evenly spaced values starting with number *start*. Often
used as an argument to :func:`map` to generate consecutive data points.
Also, used with :func:`zip` to add sequence numbers. Equivalent to::