Definitions for: Regression


[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



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regress, regression toward the mean, retrogression, retroversion, reversion, simple regression

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

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