A simpler technique is the minimization of a particular target function, e.g., the minimizing the sum of the squares of the distances between the prediction of the statistical hypothesis and the data points, also known as the method of least squares.
"It is a balanced compromise solution that gives hardworking families a raise while minimizing the risks of job losses in our city," Democratic mayor Greg Fischer said.
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One of the important requirements in the design of a terminal complex is minimizing the time needed to service an aircraft when it is transiting an airport.
For example, a scheme exists for extrapolating the step size to zero in order to find the change in the variables over a relatively short time span, thereby minimizing the accumulation of error from this source.
Born in Qatar, Isaac became a monk of Bet-Qatraje in Kurdistan, northern Iraq, and was consecrated bishop of Nineveh, near modern Mosul, Iraq, c. 670 by the head of the East Syrian Nestorian Church, an independent Christian body that adhered to a doctrine accentuating Christ's human personhood while minimizing his divinity.
The treatment of insomnia involves establishing good sleep hygiene: maintaining a consistent schedule of when to retire and awaken, setting a comfortable room temperature, and minimizing such disruptive stimuli as noise and light.
The advantage of dampening is that it is possible to use less ink and less pressure, thus minimizing the risk of clogging the image.
Such learning often involves visual cues as well as chemical cues and increases foraging efficiency, minimizing time spent on fruitless searching when suitable resources are abundant.
Even more influential in the 20th century was his Law As a Means to an End, 2 vol. (1877 83; originally in German), which maintained that the purpose of law was the protection of individual and societal interests by coordinating them and thus minimizing occasions for conflict.
Suppose administrators are using a nonlinear model in the formulation of economic policies designed to keep GDP ever increasing while minimizing unemployment (among achieving other socio-economic goals).
