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regression

🇬🇧 UK/rɪ'greʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/ri'greʃәn/
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Definitions

n.

A return to a previous or less developed state; in psychology, reverting to childlike behaviour; in statistics, a method of predicting one variable from another

退化;回归;(心理)退行

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
gress
+
ionact, process, state
=regression

Common Collocations

  • 1.linear regression线性回归
  • 2.regression analysis回归分析
  • 3.regression to the mean均值回归
  • 4.regression model回归模型

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The child's regression to thumb-sucking was triggered by the arrival of a new sibling.

  • 2.

    Researchers used linear regression to predict sales based on advertising spend.

  • 3.

    The country's political regression alarmed international observers.

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