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(noun) returning to a former state |
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Synonyms: regress, retrogression, retroversion, reversion |
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Related Words: reversal |
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(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) |
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Synonyms: regression toward the mean, simple regression |
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Related Words: curvilinear regression, linear regression, rectilinear regression, statistics |
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(noun) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state |
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Related Words: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction |
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(noun) an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |
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Synonyms: arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation |
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Related Words: abnormalcy, abnormality |
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