regression
/rɪ'grɛʃən/
noun
10 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1
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).
2
Returning to a former state.
3
An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.
4
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state.
WORD FORMS
Related formregress
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinegressionray
Starts & ends withR … N
Syllablesre · gres · sion
SYNONYMS & RELATED10
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