Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

2008 Edition
| Editors: Dongqing Li

Least Square

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48998-8_804

Synonyms

Ordinary least square; Discrete least square; Regular least square; Weighted least square

Definition

Least square is a mathematical optimization method which attempts to find a function (a best fit) which closely approximates a set of given data. Assuming that the approximation function \( g(x) \)
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