It's named that because it is the solution to a linear least squares problem, often formulated via a Vandermonde matrix.
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Polynomials over ℝ form a linear space, so you can actually perform a linear regression that yields a polynomial of arbitrary degree.
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@matthew_d_green I literally don't know what any of this meansThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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