Gauss–Markov theorem

a fundamental theorem of mathematical statistics that deals with the generation of linear unbiased estimators with minimum variance in the general linear model. [Karl Friedrich Gauss; Andrei Markov (1856–1922), Russian mathematician]

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peptide

n. a short chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds. Peptides are usually identified by the number of amino acids in the chain. For example, dipeptides have two amino acids, tripeptides three, tetrapeptides four, and so on. See also polypeptide; protein.