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verb
- 1. return to a former or less developed state: "art has been regressing toward adolescence for more than a generation now"
- 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).
regress. 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.
To regress is to return to a former state or condition, and not usually in a good way. It often means "relapse" or "get worse." First used in the late 14th century as a noun meaning "act of going back," regress originates from the Latin regress, meaning "a return."
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.
5 days ago · 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.
Regress definition, to move backward; go back. See more.
regress (to something) to return to an earlier or less advanced form or way of behaving. late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin regressus, from regredi ‘go back, return’, from re- ‘back’ + gradi ‘walk’. Definition of regress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
regress. [ verb ri- gres; noun ree-gres ] show ipa. See synonyms for regress on Thesaurus.com. verb (used without object) to move backward; go back. to revert to an earlier or less advanced state or form. noun. the act of going back; return. the right to go back. backward movement or course; retrogression. See more. Recommended videos.
