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verb
- 1. return to a former or less developed state: "they would not regress to pre-technological tribalism"
- 2. calculate the coefficient or coefficients of regression of (a variable) against or on another variable: "a model in which C and Y are regressed on the same variables"
noun
- 1. the action of returning to a former or less developed state: "the regress is a return to Puritan values"
- 2. a series of statements in which a logical procedure is continually reapplied to its own result without approaching a useful conclusion (e.g. defining something in terms of itself).
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REGRESS definition: 1. to return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving: 2. (of…. Learn more.
The meaning of REGRESS is an act or the privilege of going or coming back. How to use regress in a sentence. Did you know?
REGRESS meaning: 1. to return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving: 2. (of…. Learn more.
verb. intr to return or revert, as to a former place, condition, or mode of behaviour. tr statistics to measure the extent to which (a dependent variable) is associated with one or more independent variables. noun. the act of regressing. movement in a backward direction; retrogression.
regress. vb. 1. ( intr) to return or revert, as to a former place, condition, or mode of behaviour. 2. (Statistics) ( tr) statistics to measure the extent to which (a dependent variable) is associated with one or more independent variables. n. 3. (Statistics) the act of regressing. 4. movement in a backward direction; retrogression. 5.
noun. the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence. synonyms: reasoning backward.
to return or revert, as to a former place, condition, or mode of behaviour. 2. (transitive) statistics. to measure the extent to which (a dependent variable) is associated with one or more independent variables. noun (ˈriːɡrɛs ) 3. the act of regressing. 4. movement in a backward direction; retrogression. 5. logic.
Definition of regress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. revert, retreat, backslide, lapse, ebb. See synonyms for regress on Thesaurus.com. Other words from regress. re·gres·sor, noun. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024. How to use regress in a sentence.
REGRESS definition: 1. to go back to an earlier, less advanced state 2. the process of regressing. Learn more.
