| Subject | English | Italian |
| stat. | least squares method | minimi quadrati |
| comp., MS | least-squares method | metodo dei minimi quadrati (A method that assigns values to unknown quantities in a statistical model, based on the values found by minimizing the sum of squared deviations from the mean) |
| astr. | method of least squares | metodo dei minimi quadrati |
| stat. | method of least squares | minimi quadrati |