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regress
noun
verb
Returning to a former state
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noun
Returning to a former state
noun
The reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
verb
Go back to bad behavior
“Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
verb
Get worse or fall back to a previous condition
verb
Go back to a previous state
“We reverted to the old rules”
verb
Go back to a statistical means
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Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
We reverted to the old rules
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