method of least squares

NOUN
23 LETTERS · STARTS WITH M

method of least squares is a valid 23-letter word worth 38 points in Scrabble and 40 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1T1H4O1D2O1F4L1E1A1S1T1S1Q10U1A1R1E1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =38 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 76TRIPLE WORD → 114
MEANING

What does method of least squares mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
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.