Definition of regression

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Definition of 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) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. regression toward the mean
    2. simple regression
    3. statistical regression
  • returning to a former state (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. regress
    2. retrogression
    3. retroversion
    4. reversion
  • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. arrested development
    2. fixation
    3. infantile fixation
  • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state (noun)

See definition of regression in Merriam Webster