Regression

/ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən/

/ɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/

Regression

a return to a previous or earlier stage of development, behavior, or condition

synonyms : regress

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)

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

Examples

1. In its simplest terms, regression is fitting the best straight line to a dataset.

2. Later, these children experience developmental regression.

3. But then the method also includes, its regression.

4. Linear regression fits linear functions.