…a method of estimating a quantity or fitting a graph to data so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the differences between the observed values and the estimated values…
…used as an understatement (implying the reality is more extreme, usually worse)…
…last in order of mention or occurrence but just as important…
…the bit in a binary number that is of the lowest numerical value…
…(1939-), US writer, of Osage ancestry; also known as William Trogdon. Notable works: Blue Highways (1982), PrairyErth (1991), River-Horse (1999), and Roads to Quoz (2008)…
…a difficult situation will be resolved more quickly if there is no more discussion of it…
…an option avoiding difficulty or unpleasantness; the easiest course of action…
…a large marsh bird of the heron family, typically smaller than a heron, with brown streaked plumage. The larger kinds are noted for the deep booming call of the male in the breeding season…
