diff --git a/adafruit_icm20x.py b/adafruit_icm20x.py
index 558f5f6..3c07bf6 100644
--- a/adafruit_icm20x.py
+++ b/adafruit_icm20x.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def acceleration(self) -> Tuple[float, float, float]:
     @property
     def gyro(self) -> Tuple[float, float, float]:
         """The x, y, z angular velocity values returned in a 3-tuple and
-        are in :math:`degrees / second`"""
+        are in :math:`radians / second`"""
         self._bank = 0
         raw_gyro_data = self._raw_gyro_data
         x = self._scale_gyro_data(raw_gyro_data[0])