diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py b/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
index 6ba8dce4b667..801359555a69 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/ticker.py
@@ -2930,20 +2930,21 @@ class AutoMinorLocator(Locator):
Place evenly spaced minor ticks, with the step size and maximum number of ticks
chosen automatically.
- The Axis scale must be linear with evenly spaced major ticks .
+ The Axis must use a linear scale and have evenly spaced major ticks.
"""
def __init__(self, n=None):
"""
- *n* is the number of subdivisions of the interval between
- major ticks; e.g., n=2 will place a single minor tick midway
- between major ticks.
-
- If *n* is omitted or None, the value stored in rcParams will be used.
- In case *n* is set to 'auto', it will be set to 4 or 5. If the distance
- between the major ticks equals 1, 2.5, 5 or 10 it can be perfectly
- divided in 5 equidistant sub-intervals with a length multiple of
- 0.05. Otherwise it is divided in 4 sub-intervals.
+ Parameters
+ ----------
+ n : int or 'auto', default: :rc:`xtick.minor.ndivs` or :rc:`ytick.minor.ndivs`
+ The number of subdivisions of the interval between major ticks;
+ e.g., n=2 will place a single minor tick midway between major ticks.
+
+ If *n* is 'auto', it will be set to 4 or 5: if the distance
+ between the major ticks equals 1, 2.5, 5 or 10 it can be perfectly
+ divided in 5 equidistant sub-intervals with a length multiple of
+ 0.05; otherwise, it is divided in 4 sub-intervals.
"""
self.ndivs = n
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