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From: piety@hplabs.UUCP (Bob Piety)
Newsgroups: net.math,net.ai,net.research
Subject: Re: Best fitting curve - 3 points
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Date: Tue, 26-Jun-84 13:30:25 EDT
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3 points can lie on a parabola, circle, cubic, or other shape.  There is not
enough information in just 3 points unless you know the nature of the curve.

Bob