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The correct spelling is regress.
How to pronounce regress
noun
Say it like: Reg-res-s
The correct spelling is regress. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. For example: "When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those of Y."
Usage Examples
“When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those of Y.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
- 2.The power or liberty of passing back.
- 3.In property law, the right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property.
verb
- 1.To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
- 2.To move from east to west.
- 3.To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.
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