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 ## Dataset Properties
 
-The doughnut/pie chart allows a number of properties to be specified for each dataset. These are used to set display properties for a specific dataset. For example, the colour of a the dataset's arc are generally set this way.
+The doughnut/pie chart allows a number of properties to be specified for each dataset. These are used to set display properties for a specific dataset. For example, the colours of the dataset's arcs are generally set this way.
 
 | Name | Type | [Scriptable](../general/options.md#scriptable-options) | [Indexable](../general/options.md#indexable-options) | Default
 | ---- | ---- | :----: | :----: | ----