Least squares inference in phylogeny — generates a phylogenetic tree based on anobserved matrix of pairwise genetic distances andoptionally a weightmatrix. The goal is to find a tree which satisfies the distance constraints asbest as possible.Ordinary and weighted least squaresThe… … Wikipedia
Least I Could Do — Author(s) Ryan Sohmer and Lar de Souza Website http://www.leasticoulddo.com Current status / schedule Monday through Sunday Launch date F … Wikipedia
Least absolute deviations — (LAD), also known as Least Absolute Errors (LAE), Least Absolute Value (LAV), or the L1 norm problem, is a mathematical optimization technique similar to the popular least squares technique that attempts to find a function which closely… … Wikipedia
Least weasel — Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–Recent Middle European weasel (Mustela nivalis vulgaris) at the British Wildlife Centre, Surrey, England … Wikipedia
Least mean squares filter — Least mean squares (LMS) algorithms are a class of adaptive filter used to mimic a desired filter by finding the filter coefficients that relate to producing the least mean squares of the error signal (difference between the desired and the… … Wikipedia
Least Concern — (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, nor Near Threatened, nor (prior to 2001) Conservation Dependent.… … Wikipedia
least common multiple — n. the smallest positive whole number that is exactly divisible by two or more given whole numbers [the least common multiple of 4, 5, and 10 is 20] * * * … Universalium
least common multiple — n. the smallest positive whole number that is exactly divisible by two or more given whole numbers [the least common multiple of 4, 5, and 10 is 20] … English World dictionary
least common multiple — (LCM) lowest common multiple, lowest multiple that is shared among a given set of numbers … English contemporary dictionary
least common denominator — least′ com′mon denom′inator n. math. the smallest number that is a common denominator of a given set of fractions Also called lowest common denominator • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
Least squares — The method of least squares is a standard approach to the approximate solution of overdetermined systems, i.e., sets of equations in which there are more equations than unknowns. Least squares means that the overall solution minimizes the sum of… … Wikipedia