Method of Least Squares
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91475·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
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Variants
- synonym
- least squares
- possessive
- Method of Least Squares's
- pluralpossessive
- Method of Least Squareses'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- 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 curveDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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