Meaning of REGRESSION
| Pronunciation: | | ri'greshun
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- [n] returning to a former state
- [n] 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)
- [n] (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
- [n] an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
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| | Synonyms: | | arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regress, regression toward the mean, retrogression, retroversion, reversion, simple regression |
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| | See Also: | | abnormal condition, abnormalcy, abnormality, curvilinear regression, defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction, linear regression, rectilinear regression, regression analysis, reversal, statistical method | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*gres"sion\ (r?*gr?sh"?n), n. [L. regressio: cf.
F. r['e]gression.]
The act of passing back or returning; retrogression;
retrogradation. --Sir T. Browne.
{Edge of regression} (of a surface) (Geom.), the line along
which a surface turns back upon itself; -- called also a
{cuspidal edge}.
{Regression point} (Geom.), a cusp.
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| | Definition: | | 1. A mathematical method where an empirical function is derived from a set of experimental data. 2. regression testing. |
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A decrease in the size of a tumor, or in the extent of cancer in the body. |
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