Regression Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Regression

Meaning 1 : 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)

    Synonyms : regression toward the mean,  simple regression,  statistical regression
Meaning 2 : returning to a former state

    Synonyms : regress,  retrogression,  retroversion,  reversion
Meaning 3 : an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

    Synonyms : arrested development,  fixation,  infantile fixation
Meaning 4 : (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state