diff --git a/docs/reducing_variance.md b/docs/reducing_variance.md
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--- a/docs/reducing_variance.md
+++ b/docs/reducing_variance.md
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ by running this command:
 cpupower frequency-info -o proc
 ```
 
-The benchmarks you subsequently run will have less variance.
+For other CPU-frequency and system-noise sources that can still affect
+measurements, see the reducing variance section below.
 
 <a name="reducing-variance" />