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verb
- 1. return to a former or less developed state: "they would not regress to pre-technological tribalism"
- 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).
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REGRESS definition: 1. to return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving: 2. (of…. Learn more.
a. : an act or the privilege of going or coming back. b. : reentry sense 1. 2. : movement backward to a previous and especially worse or more primitive state or condition. 3. : the act of reasoning backward. regress.
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."
REGRESS meaning: 1. to return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving: 2. (of…. Learn more.
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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use regress in a sentence But at around 12 months, B. seemed to regress , and by age 2, he had fully retreated into his own world.
Definition of regress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving: A regression has occurred in the overall political situation. regression to childhood. Fewer examples. This is simply a regression to outdated attitudes. She claims to be able to induce a past-life regression through hypnosis.
1. revert, retreat, backslide, lapse, ebb. See synonyms for regress on Thesaurus.com. Other words from regress. re·gres·sor, noun. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024. How to use regress in a sentence.
