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noun
A method of fitting a straight line through a series of points such that the sum of the squares of the residuals is minimized
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: method of least squares
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statistical method, statistical procedure
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