- regression
- re·gres·sion
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Regression — regression … Dictionary of sociology
régression — [ regresjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1374 « retour »; repris XVIIIe, puis XIXe; lat. regressio 1 ♦ (1765) Rhét. Inversion de l ordre des mots. 2 ♦ (1877) Évolution vers le point de départ. ⇒ recul. L histoire est faite de progressions et de régressions.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
regression — regression, regression analysis A term used originally to describe the fact that if, for example, parents and children s weights are measured, the children s weights tend to be closer to the average than are those of their parents: unusually… … Dictionary of sociology
Regression — could refer to:* Regression (psychology), a defensive reaction to some unaccepted impulses * Past life regression, (psychology) a process claiming to retrieve memories of previous lives * Software regression, (software engineering) the appearance … Wikipedia
Regression — Régression Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
Regression — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Regression» Canción de Dream Theater Álbum Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory Publicación 1999 … Wikipedia Español
Regression — 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. [1913 Webster] {Edge of regression} (of a surface) (Geom.), the line along which a surface… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
regression — [ri gresh′ən] n. [L regressio] 1. a regressing, or going back; return; movement backward 2. RETROGRESSION 3. Astron. the slow westward shifting of the nodes of an orbit, caused by a perturbation: the complete cycle of the regression of the nodes… … English World dictionary
regression — index decline, lapse (expiration), recidivism, recrudescence, relapse, reversion (act of returning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
regression — 1510s, from L. regressionem, noun of action from regredi (see REGRESS (Cf. regress) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
regression — ► NOUN 1) the action of regressing to a former state. 2) the action or an act of regressing to an earlier stage of life or a supposed previous life … English terms dictionary
