About The Word Least
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Least
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What's The Definition Of Least?
[adv] used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake"
[adj] having or being distinguished by diminutive size; "the least bittern" [adj] minimal in magnitude; "lowest wages"; "the least amount of fat allowed"; "the smallest amount" Synonyms | Synonyms for Least: little | littlest | lowest | minimal | minimum | small | smallest | to the lowest degree Related Terms | Find terms related to Least: at a disadvantage | at the nadir | below | below the mark | few | homely | humble | humble-looking | humblest | humble-visaged | in the gutter | inglorious | innocuous | least of all | less | littlest | low | lowest | lowliest | lowly | mean | minim | minimum | minority | minority group | modest | plain | poor | short of | shortest | simple | slightest | small | smallest | teachable | the few | the minority | under | under par | undistinguished | unimportant | unpretentious | we happy few See Also | Least In Webster's Dictionary \Least\, a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l?sast, l?sest, superl.
of l?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.
Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.
I am the least of the apostles. --1 Cor. xv.
9.
{At least}, or {At the least}, at the least estimate,
consideration, chance, etc.; hence, at any rate; at all
events; even. See {However}.
He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses The
tempted with dishonor. --Milton.
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.
\Least\, adv. In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others; as, to reward those who least deserve it. \Least\, conj. See {Lest}, conj. [Obs.] --Spenser. |
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