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| 1. | [ noun ] (mathematics,statistics) 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) | |
| Synonyms: | regression_toward_the_mean statistical_regression simple_regression | |
| Related terms: | statistics statistical_method curvilinear_regression linear_regression regression_analysis | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state | |
| Related terms: | defense psychiatry | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (medicine) an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely | |
| Synonyms: | fixation infantile_fixation arrested_development | |
| Related terms: | abnormality | |
| 4. | [ noun ] returning to a former state | |
| Synonyms: | reversion retrogression retroversion regress | |
| Related terms: | reversal revert | |
| Similar spelling: |
regress regressing regressive recursion |
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