curve fitting

Definition of curve fitting

: the empirical determination of a curve or function that approximates a set of data

Examples of curve fitting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But both types of walks have nice curve fits with the increasing distance with step size to the power of 0.4975 and the SAW increasing at a power of 0.4688. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "What Random Walks in Multiple Dimensions Teach You About Life," 10 Apr. 2018

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“Curve fitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curve%20fitting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2020.

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