regress
UK /ˈɹiːˌɡɹɛs/ US /ˈɹiːˌɡɹɛs/
verb 5noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
Its bearing on the progress or regress of man is not an inconsiderable question.
2
The power or liberty of passing back.
Thou shalt have egresse and regresse.
3
The right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property.
verb
1
To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
2
To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
Your nightmares stopped when you were eight years old, but after the house burned down, you regressed.
3
To move in the retrograde direction.
4
To reduce in severity or size (as of a tumor), without reaching total remission.
5
To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.
When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those of Y.
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