an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Used in a Sentence
regression
How to use regression in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for regression.
Editorial note
In some respects, the 1990s and 2000s were a massive regression over the 70s and 80s.
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Definitions4
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Quick take
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of regression gathered in one view.
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
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)
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for regression.
noun
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
See also: fixation
noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
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
See also: regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
Example sentences
In some respects, the 1990s and 2000s were a massive regression over the 70s and 80s.
The breathless joy of seeing an actual regression test suite for the first time.
I got tired of regression testing my apps for framework changes.
We take performance very seriously, but we can't locate and fix every perf regression on our own.
This is not just a bug in some feature that used to not exist, this is a regression that Apple took upon themselves completely consciously.
We're looking at integrating something like Topcoat's Benchmark server [1] to have CI setup for CSS performance regression testing.
Devoting a small fraction of that time to submitting regression tests instead would dramatically decrease the number of problems in the future.
It just exhibited mean regression, as everything eventually does.
From devs that were running KDE 3 using the current nightly build of Qt 3 to swapping out the Qt library of various Qt applications with the next Qt release to find any regressions ourselves, keeping things working was important.
But there is also not a strong reason to predict a longer rather than shorter life from your personal strength measurement, even though the study did the usual kind of regression analysis to control for other independent variables.
* It can handle classification, regression, semi-supervised learning, manifold learning, and density estimation.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use regression in a sentence?
In some respects, the 1990s and 2000s were a massive regression over the 70s and 80s.
What does regression mean?
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
What part of speech is regression?
regression is commonly used as noun.