least squares (n)
method of least squares (n)

n06021013

type n
lex_filenum 09
def 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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Hypernym statistical method, statistical procedure
Domain of synset - TOPIC statistics
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Member of this domain - TOPIC statistics
Hyponym statistical method, statistical procedure

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