Regression
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Generally, regression is related to moving backwards, and the opposite of progression. Specifically, it may refer to:
- Regression (psychology), a defensive reaction to some unaccepted impulses
- Past life regression, (psychology) a process claiming to retrieve memories of previous lives
- Software regression, (software engineering) the appearance of a bug which was absent in a previous revision
- Regression toward the mean, a common statistical phenomenon
- Regression analysis, a technique used in statistics and econometrics, of which examples include linear regression and nonlinear regression.
- Infinite regression, a problem in epistemology
- Marine regression, the fall of sea level
- Transgression (geology), a sea level rising phenomenon, the opposite of regression
- Regression (medicine), a characteristic of diseases to express lighter symptoms without disappearing totally.
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