DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
regression
/rɪ'grɛʃən/ · rɪgrɛʃən
Regression has 3 syllables: re · gres · sion.
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noun. 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).
noun. Returning to a former state.
noun. An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.
noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state.
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