| slovo | definícia |
least
(mass) | least
- najmenej |
least
(encz) | least,nejméně adv: |
least
(encz) | least,nejmenší |
Least
(gcide) | Least \Least\ (l[=e]st), a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[=ae]sast,
l[=ae]sest, superl. of l[=ae]ssa less. See Less, a.] [Used
as the superlative of little.]
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most
unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least
space.
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Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.
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I am the least of the apostles. --1 Cor. xv.
9.
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At least, or At the least, at the least estimate,
consideration, chance, etc.; being no less than; hence, at
any rate; at all events; even. See However.
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He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses
The tempted with dishonor. --Milton.
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Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he
were a man, who sat as on horseback. --Sir P.
Sidney.
In least, or In the least, in the least degree, manner,
etc. "He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much." --Luke xvi. 10.
Least squares (Math.), a method of deducing from a number
of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of
a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown
quantities.
Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most
probable values are those which make the sum of the
squares of the residual errors of the observation a
minimum.
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Least
(gcide) | Least \Least\, conj.
See Lest, conj. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Least
(gcide) | Least \Least\, adv.
In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all
others; as, to reward those who least deserve it.
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least
(wn) | least
adv 1: used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the
least dangerous snake" [syn: least, {to the lowest
degree}] [ant: most, to the highest degree]
adj 1: the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass
nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier
meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree; "didn't
care the least bit"; "he has the least talent of anyone"
[ant: most(a)]
n 1: something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can
do"; "that is the least of my concerns" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
at least
(mass) | at least
- aspoň |
at the least
(mass) | at the least
- prinajmenšom |
in the least
(mass) | in the least
- prinajmenšom |
at least
(encz) | at least,alespoň at least,aspoň at least,minimálně at least,přinejmenším Zdeněk Brož |
at the least
(encz) | at the least,přinejmenším adv: PetrV |
in the least
(encz) | in the least,přinejmenším Zdeněk Brož |
last but not least
(encz) | last but not least,v neposlední řadě Zdeněk Brož |
last not least
(encz) | last not least, adv: |
least advanced countries
(encz) | least advanced countries, |
least bittern
(encz) | least bittern, n: |
least common denominator
(encz) | least common denominator,nejmenší společný jmenovatel [mat.] |
least common multiple
(encz) | least common multiple,nejmenší společný násobek [mat.] |
least developed countries
(encz) | least developed countries, |
least effort
(encz) | least effort, n: |
least of all
(encz) | least of all, adv: |
least resistance
(encz) | least resistance, n: |
least sandpiper
(encz) | least sandpiper, n: |
least shrew
(encz) | least shrew, n: |
least square method
(encz) | least square method,metoda nejmenších čtverců n: [mat.] |
least squares
(encz) | least squares, n: |
least-cost planning
(encz) | least-cost planning,plánování podle nejnižších nákladů [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
least-squares estimate
(encz) | least-squares estimate, |
leastways
(encz) | leastways,alespoň Zdeněk Brož |
leastwise
(encz) | leastwise,alespoň Zdeněk Brož |
line of least resistance
(encz) | line of least resistance, n: |
method of least squares
(encz) | method of least squares, n: |
not least
(encz) | not least,neposlední Zdeněk Brož |
oleaster
(encz) | oleaster, n: |
oleaster family
(encz) | oleaster family, n: |
ordinary least squares
(encz) | ordinary least squares, |
path of least resistance
(encz) | path of least resistance, n: |
subgenus azaleastrum
(encz) | subgenus Azaleastrum, n: |
the least bit
(encz) | the least bit, adv: |
the least upper bound
(encz) | the least upper bound,supremum n: [mat.] |
two-stage least squares
(encz) | two-stage least squares, |
At least
(gcide) | Least \Least\ (l[=e]st), a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[=ae]sast,
l[=ae]sest, superl. of l[=ae]ssa less. See Less, a.] [Used
as the superlative of little.]
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most
unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least
space.
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Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.
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I am the least of the apostles. --1 Cor. xv.
9.
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At least, or At the least, at the least estimate,
consideration, chance, etc.; being no less than; hence, at
any rate; at all events; even. See However.
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He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses
The tempted with dishonor. --Milton.
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Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he
were a man, who sat as on horseback. --Sir P.
Sidney.
In least, or In the least, in the least degree, manner,
etc. "He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much." --Luke xvi. 10.
Least squares (Math.), a method of deducing from a number
of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of
a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown
quantities.
Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most
probable values are those which make the sum of the
squares of the residual errors of the observation a
minimum.
[1913 Webster]At \At\, prep. [AS. [ae]t; akin to OHG. az, Goth., OS., & Icel.
at, Sw. [*a]t, Dan. & L. ad.]
Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence,
nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the
ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less
definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the
house. From this original import are derived all the various
uses of at. It expresses:
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1. A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on,
something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at
school; at hand; at sea and on land.
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2. The relation of some state or condition; as, at war; at
peace; at ease; at your service; at fault; at liberty; at
risk; at disadvantage.
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3. The relation of some employment or action; occupied with;
as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat
(eating); except at puns.
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4. The relation of a point or position in a series, or of
degree, rate, or value; as, with the thermometer at
80[deg]; goods sold at a cheap price; a country estimated
at 10,000 square miles; life is short at the longest.
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5. The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock;
at twenty-one; at once; at first.
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6. The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or
effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything;
at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require,
receive, deserve, endure at your hands.
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7. Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at
it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike,
shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one.
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At all, At home, At large, At last, At length, {At
once}, etc. See under All, Home, Large, Last (phrase
and syn.), Length, Once, etc.
At it, busily or actively engaged.
At least. See Least and However.
At one. See At one, in the Vocabulary.
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Syn: In, At.
Usage: When reference to the interior of any place is made
prominent in is used. It is used before the names of
countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live
in America, in New York, in the South. At is commonly
employed before names of houses, institutions,
villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated at
Christ's College; money taken in at the Customhouse; I
saw him at the jeweler's; we live at Beachville. At
may be used before the name of a city when it is
regarded as a mere point of locality. "An English king
was crowned at Paris." --Macaulay. "Jean Jacques
Rousseau was born at Geneva, June, 28, 1712." --J.
Morley. In regard to time, we say at the hour, on the
day, in the year; as, at 9 o'clock, on the morning of
July 5th, in the year 1775.
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At leastways
(gcide) | Leastways \Least"ways`\, Leastwise \Least"wise`\, adv.
At least; at all events. [Colloq.]
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At leastways, or At leastwise, at least. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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At leastwise
(gcide) | Leastways \Least"ways`\, Leastwise \Least"wise`\, adv.
At least; at all events. [Colloq.]
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At leastways, or At leastwise, at least. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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At the least
(gcide) | Least \Least\ (l[=e]st), a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[=ae]sast,
l[=ae]sest, superl. of l[=ae]ssa less. See Less, a.] [Used
as the superlative of little.]
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most
unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least
space.
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Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.
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I am the least of the apostles. --1 Cor. xv.
9.
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At least, or At the least, at the least estimate,
consideration, chance, etc.; being no less than; hence, at
any rate; at all events; even. See However.
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He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses
The tempted with dishonor. --Milton.
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Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he
were a man, who sat as on horseback. --Sir P.
Sidney.
In least, or In the least, in the least degree, manner,
etc. "He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much." --Luke xvi. 10.
Least squares (Math.), a method of deducing from a number
of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of
a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown
quantities.
Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most
probable values are those which make the sum of the
squares of the residual errors of the observation a
minimum.
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In least
(gcide) | Least \Least\ (l[=e]st), a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[=ae]sast,
l[=ae]sest, superl. of l[=ae]ssa less. See Less, a.] [Used
as the superlative of little.]
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most
unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least
space.
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Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.
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I am the least of the apostles. --1 Cor. xv.
9.
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At least, or At the least, at the least estimate,
consideration, chance, etc.; being no less than; hence, at
any rate; at all events; even. See However.
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He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses
The tempted with dishonor. --Milton.
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Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he
were a man, who sat as on horseback. --Sir P.
Sidney.
In least, or In the least, in the least degree, manner,
etc. "He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much." --Luke xvi. 10.
Least squares (Math.), a method of deducing from a number
of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of
a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown
quantities.
Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most
probable values are those which make the sum of the
squares of the residual errors of the observation a
minimum.
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In the least
(gcide) | Least \Least\ (l[=e]st), a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[=ae]sast,
l[=ae]sest, superl. of l[=ae]ssa less. See Less, a.] [Used
as the superlative of little.]
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most
unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least
space.
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Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.
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I am the least of the apostles. --1 Cor. xv.
9.
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At least, or At the least, at the least estimate,
consideration, chance, etc.; being no less than; hence, at
any rate; at all events; even. See However.
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He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses
The tempted with dishonor. --Milton.
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Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he
were a man, who sat as on horseback. --Sir P.
Sidney.
In least, or In the least, in the least degree, manner,
etc. "He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much." --Luke xvi. 10.
Least squares (Math.), a method of deducing from a number
of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of
a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown
quantities.
Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most
probable values are those which make the sum of the
squares of the residual errors of the observation a
minimum.
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Least
(gcide) | Least \Least\ (l[=e]st), a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[=ae]sast,
l[=ae]sest, superl. of l[=ae]ssa less. See Less, a.] [Used
as the superlative of little.]
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most
unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least
space.
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Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.
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I am the least of the apostles. --1 Cor. xv.
9.
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At least, or At the least, at the least estimate,
consideration, chance, etc.; being no less than; hence, at
any rate; at all events; even. See However.
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He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses
The tempted with dishonor. --Milton.
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Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he
were a man, who sat as on horseback. --Sir P.
Sidney.
In least, or In the least, in the least degree, manner,
etc. "He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much." --Luke xvi. 10.
Least squares (Math.), a method of deducing from a number
of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of
a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown
quantities.
Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most
probable values are those which make the sum of the
squares of the residual errors of the observation a
minimum.
[1913 Webster]Least \Least\, conj.
See Lest, conj. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all
others; as, to reward those who least deserve it.
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least bittern
(gcide) | Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F.
butor; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons,
of various species.
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Note: The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris. It
makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by
Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American
bittern is Botaurus lentiginosus, and is also called
stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver.
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Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the
least bittern (Ardetta exilis), and the {sun
bittern}.
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least common multiple
(gcide) | Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, n. (Math.)
A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of
times without a remainder.
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Note: A
common multiple of two or more numbers contains each of
them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common
multiple of 3 and 4. The
least common multiple is the smallest number that will do
this; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4
(abbreviated LCM).
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Least square
(gcide) | Square \Square\ (skw[^a]r), n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F.
['e]querre a carpenter's square (cf. It. squadra), fr.
(assumed) LL. exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a
square, fr. quattuor four. See Four, and cf. Quadrant,
Squad, Squire a square.]
1. (Geom.)
(a) The corner, or angle, of a figure. [Obs.]
(b) A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right
angles.
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2. Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so; as:
(a) A square piece or fragment.
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He bolted his food down his capacious throat in
squares of three inches. --Sir W.
Scott.
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(b) A pane of glass.
(c) (Print.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion
of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in
reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
(d) (Carp.) One hundred superficial feet.
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3. An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side;
sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or
area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of
two or more streets.
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The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large
square of the town. --Addison.
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4. (Mech. & Joinery) An instrument having at least one right
angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or
test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square,
the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.
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5. Hence, a pattern or rule. [Obs.]
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6. (Arith. & Alg.) The product of a number or quantity
multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8
[times] 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a^2 + 2ab +
b^2.
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7. Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct;
regularity; rule. [Obs.]
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They of Galatia [were] much more out of square.
--Hooker.
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I have not kept my square. --Shak.
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8. (Mil.) A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one
formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron. "The
brave squares of war." --Shak.
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9. Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement;
equality; level.
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We live not on the square with such as these.
--Dryden.
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10. (Astrol.) The position of planets distant ninety degrees
from each other; a quadrate. [Obs.]
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11. The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel. [R.]
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12. The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually
worked or embroidered. [Obs.] --Shak.
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fair and square in a fair, straightforward, and honest
manner; justly; as, he beat me fair and square.
Geometrical square. See Quadrat, n., 2.
Hollow square (Mil.), a formation of troops in the shape of
a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and
the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle.
Least square, Magic square, etc. See under Least,
Magic, etc.
On the square, or Upon the square,
(a) in an open, fair manner; honestly, or upon honor;
justly. [Obs or Colloq.]
(b) at right angles.
On the square with, or Upon the square with, upon
equality with; even with. --Nares.
To be all squares, to be all settled. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
To be at square, to be in a state of quarreling. [Obs.]
--Nares.
To break no squares, to give no offense; to make no
difference. [Obs.]
To break squares, to depart from an accustomed order.
[Obs.]
To see how the squares go, to see how the game proceeds; --
a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard
being formed with squares. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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Least squares
(gcide) | Least \Least\ (l[=e]st), a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[=ae]sast,
l[=ae]sest, superl. of l[=ae]ssa less. See Less, a.] [Used
as the superlative of little.]
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most
unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least
space.
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Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.
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I am the least of the apostles. --1 Cor. xv.
9.
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At least, or At the least, at the least estimate,
consideration, chance, etc.; being no less than; hence, at
any rate; at all events; even. See However.
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He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses
The tempted with dishonor. --Milton.
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Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he
were a man, who sat as on horseback. --Sir P.
Sidney.
In least, or In the least, in the least degree, manner,
etc. "He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
much." --Luke xvi. 10.
Least squares (Math.), a method of deducing from a number
of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of
a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown
quantities.
Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most
probable values are those which make the sum of the
squares of the residual errors of the observation a
minimum.
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Leastways
(gcide) | Leastways \Least"ways`\, Leastwise \Least"wise`\, adv.
At least; at all events. [Colloq.]
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At leastways, or At leastwise, at least. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Leastwise
(gcide) | Leastways \Least"ways`\, Leastwise \Least"wise`\, adv.
At least; at all events. [Colloq.]
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At leastways, or At leastwise, at least. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Oleaster
(gcide) | Oleaster \O`le*as"ter\, n. [L., fr. olea olive tree. See
Olive, Oil.] (Bot.)
(a) The wild olive tree (Olea Europea, var. sylvestris).
(b) Any species of the genus Elaeagus. See Eleagnus. The
small silvery berries of the common species ({Elaeagnus
hortensis}) are called Trebizond dates, and are made
into cakes by the Arabs.
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Solid of least resistance
(gcide) | Resistance \Re*sist"ance\ (-ans), n. [F. r['e]sistance, LL.
resistentia, fr. resistens, -entis, p. pr. See Resist.]
1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.
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When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was
made against him, he sent away all his forces. --1.
Macc. xi. 38.
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2. (Physics) The quality of not yielding to force or external
pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to
the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the
effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to
a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to
projectiles.
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3. A means or method of resisting; that which resists.
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Unfold to us some warlike resistance. --Shak.
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4. (Elec.) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage
of an electrical current or discharge offered by
conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the
conductivity, -- good conductors having a small
resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a
very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm.
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Resistance box (Elec.), a rheostat consisting of a box or
case containing a number of resistance coils of standard
values so arranged that they can be combined in various
ways to afford more or less resistance.
Resistance coil (Elec.), a coil of wire introduced into an
electric circuit to increase the resistance.
Solid of least resistance (Mech.), a solid of such a form
as to experience, in moving in a fluid, less resistance
than any other solid having the same base, height, and
volume.
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at least
(wn) | at least
adv 1: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways'
is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at
any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the
influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is
far-reaching" [syn: at least, leastways, leastwise,
at any rate]
2: not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a
tumor at least as big as an orange" [syn: at least, {at the
least}] [ant: at most, at the most] |
at the least
(wn) | at the least
adv 1: not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual";
"a tumor at least as big as an orange" [syn: at least,
at the least] [ant: at most, at the most] |
azaleastrum
(wn) | Azaleastrum
n 1: group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered
a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron
[syn: subgenus Azalea, Azaleastrum, {subgenus
Azaleastrum}] |
in the least
(wn) | in the least
adv 1: to any extent at all; "are you in the least interested?"
[syn: in the least, even a little]
2: in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all
interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least
unfriendly" [syn: at all, in the least, the least bit] |
last but not least
(wn) | last but not least
adv 1: in addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he
plays the saxophone" [syn: last but not least, {last
not least}] |
last not least
(wn) | last not least
adv 1: in addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he
plays the saxophone" [syn: last but not least, {last
not least}] |
least bittern
(wn) | least bittern
n 1: small American bittern [syn: least bittern, {Ixobrychus
exilis}] |
least common multiple
(wn) | least common multiple
n 1: the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every
member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of
12 and 18 is 36" [syn: lowest common multiple, {least
common multiple}, lcm] |
least effort
(wn) | least effort
n 1: the least effortful way to do something [syn: {least
effort}, least resistance] |
least of all
(wn) | least of all
adv 1: especially not; "nobody, least of all Joe, agreed with
me" |
least resistance
(wn) | least resistance
n 1: the least effortful way to do something [syn: {least
effort}, least resistance] |
least sandpiper
(wn) | least sandpiper
n 1: smallest American sandpiper [syn: least sandpiper,
stint, Erolia minutilla] |
least shrew
(wn) | least shrew
n 1: small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United
States [syn: least shrew, Cryptotis parva] |
least squares
(wn) | least squares
n 1: 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 curve [syn: least squares, {method of
least squares}] |
leastways
(wn) | leastways
adv 1: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways'
is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at
any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the
influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is
far-reaching" [syn: at least, leastways, leastwise,
at any rate] |
leastwise
(wn) | leastwise
adv 1: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways'
is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at
any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the
influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is
far-reaching" [syn: at least, leastways, leastwise,
at any rate] |
line of least resistance
(wn) | line of least resistance
n 1: the easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path
of least resistance" [syn: line of least resistance,
path of least resistance] |
method of least squares
(wn) | method of least squares
n 1: 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 curve [syn: least squares, {method of
least squares}] |
new world least weasel
(wn) | New World least weasel
n 1: of Canada and northeastern United States [syn: {New World
least weasel}, Mustela rixosa] |
old world least weasel
(wn) | Old World least weasel
n 1: of Europe [syn: Old World least weasel, {Mustela
nivalis}] |
oleaster
(wn) | oleaster
n 1: any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-
white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits |
oleaster family
(wn) | oleaster family
n 1: shrubs or small trees often armed [syn: Elaeagnaceae,
family Elaeagnaceae, oleaster family] |
path of least resistance
(wn) | path of least resistance
n 1: the easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path
of least resistance" [syn: line of least resistance,
path of least resistance] |
subgenus azaleastrum
(wn) | subgenus Azaleastrum
n 1: group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered
a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron
[syn: subgenus Azalea, Azaleastrum, {subgenus
Azaleastrum}] |
the least bit
(wn) | the least bit
adv 1: in the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at
all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least
unfriendly" [syn: at all, in the least, {the least
bit}] |
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