" least "

[Adjective]  | "least" | \ ˈlēst \

1: lowest in importance or position

2: smallest in size or degree

3: being a member of a kind distinguished by diminutive size

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst, superlative of lǣssa less;

[Adjective]  | "lit*tle" | \ ˈli-tᵊl \

1: not big: such as

2: small in size or extent : tiny

3: young

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English littel, from Old English lȳtel; akin to Old High German luzzil little;

[Adjective]  | "less" | \ ˈles \

1: constituting a more limited number or amount

2: of lower rank, degree, or importance

3: of reduced size, extent, or degree

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English, partly from Old English lǣs, adverb & noun; partly from lǣssa, adjective; akin to Old Frisian lēs less;

[Noun]  | "least" 

1: one that is least

Origin: 12th century ;

 See: ;

[Noun]  | "least common denominator" 

1: the least common multiple of two or more denominators

Origin: 1851 ;

[Noun]  | "least common multiple" 

1: the smallest common multiple of two or more numbers

2: the common multiple of lowest degree of two or more polynomials

Origin: 1823 ;

[Noun]  | "least tern" 

1: a very small black-capped tern (Sterna antillarum) with a white body and forehead that is found chiefly in coastal areas of eastern North America and California

Origin: circa 1860 ;

[Adverb]  | "least" 

1: in the smallest or lowest degree

Origin: 13th century ;

 See: ;

[Adverb]  | "little" 

1: in only a small quantity or degree : slightly

2: not at all

3: rarely, infrequently

Origin: before 12th century ;

 See: {little:1 };

[Plural noun]  | "least squares" 

1: a method of fitting a curve to a set of points representing statistical data in such a way that the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve is a minimum

Origin: 1825 ;

[Adjective]  | "least" 

[Adjective]  | "less" 

[Adjective]  | "little" 

[Noun]  | "least" 

[Adverb]  | "little" 

[Phrase]  | "at least"