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regression
noun
returning to a former state
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ɹiːˈɡɹɛʃən
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noun
returning to a former 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
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
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an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
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