Need help understanding the use of the error function $(\operatorname{erf})$ in a text

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I'm reading this text and there is a simple toy example on page 3:

$$H(S_1), H(S_2), H(S_3) \sim \operatorname{Dir}(\alpha \operatorname{erf}(-1), \alpha(\operatorname{erf}(1)-\operatorname{erf}(-1)), \alpha(1 - \operatorname{erf}(1)))$$

The Dirichlet distribution takes positive arguments but $\operatorname{erf}(-1)$ is a negative number and is thus not a valid parameter.

I assume $\operatorname{erf}$ is the error function as described in Wikipedia

Did I misinterpret the meaning of $\operatorname{erf}$?