Definition of regressions Regressions

/ɹʌgɹɛˈʃʌnz/ - [rugreshunz] -

We found 3 definitions of regressions from 2 different sources.

What does regressions mean?

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Noun Plural: regressions
regression - returning to a former state
		regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
		reversal a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
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)
		simple regression, regression toward the mean, statistical regression
		statistical method, statistical procedure a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic
		regression analysis the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another
		statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
		linear regression, rectilinear regression the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
regression - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
		defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence, defense (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
regression - an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
		arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation

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regression (Noun)
An action of regressing, a return to a previous state.
regression (Noun)
A psychotherapeutic method whereby healing is facilitated by inducing the patient to act out behaviour typical of an earlier developmental stage .
regression (Noun)
An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variable s with a dependent variable .
regression (Noun)
An equation using specified and associated data for two or more variables such that one variable can be estimated from the remaining variables.
regression (Noun)
The reappearance of a bug in a piece of software that had previously been fixed.

regression (n.)
The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.

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Retreat of the sea from land areas.
regression
A defense mechanism leading to the temporary reversion of the ego to an earlier stage of development rather than handling unacceptable impulses in a more adult way.
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A statistical technique used to find the linear relationship between an outcome (dependent) variable and several predictor (independent) variables.