created sense approved 最小二乘 · zuìxiǎo'èrchéng · least squares — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
最小二乘
zuìxiǎo'èrchéng
least squares
a mathematical method used in statistics to find the best-fitting curve for a set of data by minimizing the sum of the squares of the vertical deviations
最小 (literal) → 最小 · zuìxiǎo · smallest 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · two 乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · to multiply
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