regress

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 2 Crimean Tatar 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin regressus > re- + gressus, from the verb regredi.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛs

[edit] Noun

regress (uncountable)

1. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.

   What is the progress or regress of man?

2. The power or liberty of passing back.

[edit] Derived terms

• infinite regress

[edit] Verb

to regress (third-person singular simple present regresses, present participle regressing, simple past and past participle regressed)

1. (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
2. (transitive, statistics) To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.

   When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those Y.

[edit] Synonyms

• backslide

[edit] Antonyms

• proceed

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[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Etymology

Latin regressus - back step < re- back and gressus - step.

[edit] Noun

regress

1. regress.

[edit] Declension

[edit] References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]