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 Should the procedure described below not work at some point I invite you to check the link above, but at the time of this writing you need to:
 
-* Install [miniconda3](https://conda.io/miniconda.html) environment (apparently using full-fledged anaconda may lead to conflict in dependancies).
+* Install [miniconda3](https://conda.io/miniconda.html) environment (apparently using full-fledged anaconda may lead to conflict in dependencies).
 * Create a new conda environment and activate it:
 
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