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Detailed Synonyms for regression in English

regression:

regression [the ~] noun

  1. the regression
    the regression; the backslide
  2. the regression
    – returning to a former state 1
    the regression; the regress; the reversion; the retroversion; the retrogression
    – returning to a former state 1
  3. the regression
    – 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) 1
    the regression; the statistical regression; the regression toward the mean; the simple regression
    – 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) 1
  4. the regression
    – (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state 1
    the regression
    – (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state 1
  5. the regression
    – an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely 1
    the regression; the fixation; the arrested development; the infantile fixation
    – an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely 1
  6. the regression
    – The reappearance of a previously fixed problem. 2
    the regression
    – The reappearance of a previously fixed problem. 2
  7. the regression
    – The statistical process of predicting one or more continuous variables, such as profit or loss, based on other attributes in the dataset. 2
    the regression
    – The statistical process of predicting one or more continuous variables, such as profit or loss, based on other attributes in the dataset. 2

Related Words for "regression":

  • regressions

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Related Definitions for "regression":

  1. returning to a former state1
  2. 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)1
  3. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state1
  4. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely1
  5. The reappearance of a previously fixed problem.2
  6. The statistical process of predicting one or more continuous variables, such as profit or loss, based on other attributes in the dataset.2

Related Synonyms for regression