Change defaults to settings in docstrings.

Author: stefmolin

lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py

@@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ def tick_params(self, axis='both', **kwargs):
 
         Tick properties that are not explicitly set using the keyword
         arguments remain unchanged unless *reset* is True. For the current
-        style defaults, see `.Axis.get_tick_params`.
+        style settings, see `.Axis.get_tick_params`.
 
         Parameters
         ----------

lib/matplotlib/axis.py

@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ def set_tick_params(self, which='major', reset=False, **kwargs):
         See Also
         --------
         .Axis.get_tick_params
-            View the current style defaults for ticks, ticklabels, and
+            View the current style settings for ticks, ticklabels, and
             gridlines.
         """
         _api.check_in_list(['major', 'minor', 'both'], which=which)