least squares

NOUN

13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L

least squares is a valid 13-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

L1E1A1S1T1S1Q10U1A1R1E1S1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63

MEANING

What does least squares mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

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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