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regression

/ɹiːˈɡɹɛʃ.ən/noun3 syllables

Regression means: returning to a former state.

Synonyms for regression14

noun, as in returning to a former state

regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion

noun, as in an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation

noun, as in the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)

simple regression, regression toward the mean, statistical regression

also used for regression

deconversion, restitution, step back, restoration

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What does regression mean?4

noun

1

returning to a former state

2

an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

3

the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)

4

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with regression?21

two syllables

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Regression in a sentence

  • Support vector machines are supervised learning models used for classification and regression analysis.saturo
  • The influence of covariates on the primary outcome variable was explored using logistic regression.JFMorais
  • The linear regression showed that race was tied to mental health outcomes.mccarras
  • It is not progress but regression.lavenir
  • History teaches us that human progress is not always linear. There have been many periods of regression.karloelkebekio

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Forms of regression

as a noun

plural
regressions