@ Donal 05:06 Apr 11, 2017
I'l inclinded to agree with you, as I can't really see the mathematical justification here for using a 'complex' function like 'sum of squares' — as daryo says, a lot more context would probably help make things clearer; in particular, we might be able to assess if this is simply flawed non-native EN, which is about the only thing that could really explain this apparent 'error'. The fact it says "sum of square of" appears on the face of it to be an error, as almost any interpretation I can think of would require 'sum of' to be followed by a plural. Then again, one might reasonably expect 'the sum of...' rather than 'a', which is what in my mind gives the hint towards 'sum of squares', along with the following 'of'. |