diff --git a/source/reference/operator/update/max.txt b/source/reference/operator/update/max.txt
index b2e1818e531..136b555f9ce 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/update/max.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/update/max.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Definition
 
    .. code-block:: javascript
 
-      { $max: { <field>: <value> } }
+      { $max: { <field1>: <value1>, ... } }
 
    .. include:: /includes/use-dot-notation.rst
 
diff --git a/source/reference/operator/update/min.txt b/source/reference/operator/update/min.txt
index c1dec06dbfa..d4ae353358a 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/update/min.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/update/min.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Definition
 
    .. code-block:: javascript
 
-      { $min: { <field>: <value> } }
+      { $min: { <field1>: <value1>, ... } }
 
    .. include:: /includes/use-dot-notation.rst