/ Thesaurus / M Synonyms of method of least squares Find synonyms for: Noun1. least squares, method of least squares, statistical method, statistical procedureusage: 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 curveWordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: wizened Analogy of the Day: Today?s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today?s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language