regress

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The act of passing back

   The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.

   • Its bearing on the progress or regress of man is not an inconsiderable question.
2. 2

   The power or liberty of passing back.

   • Thou shalt have egresse and regresse.
3. 3

   The right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property.

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   1. 4

      To move backwards to an earlier stage

      To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.

   2. 5

      To move in the retrograde direction.

   3. 6

      To reduce in severity or size (as of a tumor), without reaching total remission.

   4. 7

      To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.

      • When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those of Y.
   5. 8

      To interrogate a person in a state of trance about forgotten elements of their past.

      • They regressed me, putting me under hypnosis. Then, through the hypnosis, they found out that our car was abducted right off the road and into a craft.

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