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regression
  1. An action of regressing, a return to a previous state.
  2. An action of travelling back in time.
  3. (psychotherapy) A psychotherapeutic method whereby healing is facilitated by inducing the patient to act out behaviour typical of an earlier developmental stage.
  4. (statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.
  5. (statistics) An equation using specified and associated data for two or more variables such that one variable can be estimated from the remaining variable(s).
  6. (programming) The reappearance of a bug in a piece of software that had previously been fixed.
  7. (medicine) The diminishing of a cellular mass like a tumor, or of an organ size.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. reversion, retrogression, recession, retreat, return, reverting, atavism, throwback, going backward, movement backward, backsliding, lapse, relapse, reverse, retrogradation, reversal, reversing, deterioration, degeneration, worsening, getting worse, backslide, recidivism, relapsing, recidivation, repetition, recurrence, slide, reoffending, reoffense, reverting to old habits, diminishment, decline, depletion, abatement, decrease, decrement, drop, fall, falloff, reduction … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “Since the remote office would retain the previous media, regression to an earlier version should also be fairly straightforward.”
      “In fact, the structural regression of the economy has worsened the situation of these marginalized groups.”
      “Results of the analysis revealed a clear regression in the amount of available water from different sources.”
regressionist
  1. One who promotes or follows regressionism.
  2. One who travels back in time.
  3. (psychotherapy) One who carries out regressions, inducing a patient to act out behaviour typical of an earlier developmental stage.
  4. Examples:
      5. “This politician is a regressionist who disregards what people care about now.”
regress
  1. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
  2. The power or liberty of passing back.
  3. In property law, the right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. setback, hitch, check, glitch, blow, disappointment, reverse, upset, reversal, delay, knock, complication, issue, misfortune, mishap, problem, whammy, defeat, difficulty, hiccup, hindrance, impediment, lapse, obstruction, rebuff, backset, bath, bottom, bummer, comedown, foil, holdup, obstacle, regression, slowdown, trouble, challenge, hold-up, about-face, body blow, flip-flop, knock-back, unfortunate development, double whammy, reverse of fortune, stumbling block, drawing board, piece of bad luck, bit of trouble, kick in the teeth … more
regressor
  1. That which regresses, or causes regression.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. backslider, recidivist, relapser, reneger, repeater
regressionism
  1. A tendency toward regression.
regressand
  1. (statistics) the dependent variable in a regression
  2. Synonyms:
      3. experimental variable, explained variable, measured variable, observed variable, outcome variable, output variable, responding variable, response variable, dependent variable, target variable, predicted variable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The regressand in this study is the annual household income, while the independent variables include level of education and years of work experience.”
regressivity
  1. The condition of being regressive.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Compared to the annual value, this drop represents an 11.5 percent reduction in regressivity.”
regressiveness
  1. The quality of being regressive.
regressionists
  1. plural of regressionist
regressivities
  1. plural of regressivity
regressands
  1. plural of regressand
  2. Synonyms:
      3. outcome variables, responding variables, dependent variables
regressions
  1. plural of regression
  2. Synonyms:
      3. reversions, retrogressions, recessions, retreats, returns, atavisms, throwbacks, relapses, backslidings, lapses, retrogradations, reverses, reversals, reversings, deteriorations, degenerations, worsenings, falls, declines, degradations, downfalls, descents, downgrades, devolutions, ebbs, degeneracies, decadences, declensions, declinations, decays, eclipses, weakenings, slides, drops, recidivisms, ebbings, collapses, comedowns, sinkings, relapsings, recidivation, repetitions, diminutions … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Not surprisingly, in all regressions ADHD status made a significant contribution to the prediction of psychopathology.”
      “The predicted residual sum of squares statistic was calculated in order to validate the generalizability of the regressions.”
      “In a few cases, where the single-factor logistic regressions yielded poor fit, the data were analyzed with a two-factor contingency table.”
regressors
  1. plural of regressor
  2. Synonyms:
      3. backsliders, recidivists, relapsers, renegers, repeaters
  3. Examples:
      4. “The White procedure corrects for problems arising from the variance of the error term being heteroskedastic as well as correlated with the regressors.”
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