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curve fitting

noun Statistics.

the determination of a curve that fits a specified set of points: The method of least squares is commonly used for curve fitting.

Origin of curve fitting

First recorded in 1920–25

OTHER WORDS FROM curve fitting

curve-fit·ting, adjective

Words nearby curve fitting

curvature myopia, curvature of field, curvature of space, curve, curve ball, curve fitting, curve of occlusion, curvet, curvette, curvilinear, curvilinear coordinate system

Example sentences from the Web for curve fitting

Such programs can perform any function from changing displays gains to curve-fitting.

On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 |H. W. Fulbright et al.