diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index f2a00cae3..7ebdc3f6e 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1313,7 +1313,8 @@ _.escape('Curly, Larry & Moe');
       <p id="result">
         <b class="header">result</b><code>_.result(object, property)</code>
         <br />
-        Returns a value from an object as a property or as a function.
+        If the value of the named property is a function then invoke it.
+        Otherwise, return its value.
       </p>
       <pre>
 var object = {cheese: 'crumpets', stuff: function(){ return 'nonsense'; }};
diff --git a/underscore.js b/underscore.js
index 6c9512594..429a9b142 100644
--- a/underscore.js
+++ b/underscore.js
@@ -873,7 +873,8 @@
     return (''+string).replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;').replace(/'/g, '&#x27;').replace(/\//g,'&#x2F;');
   };
 
-  // Get a value from an object as a property or as a function.
+  // If the value of the named property is a function then invoke it.
+  // Otherwise, return its value.
   _.result = function(object, property) {
     if (object == null) return null;
     var value = object[property];