Least Squares
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve
MWE
Classifications
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- method of least squares
- possessive
- Least Squares's
- pluralpossessive
- Least Squareses'