regression
NOUN
/rɪ'grɛʃən/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
regression is a valid 10-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1G2R1E1S1S1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does regression mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
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).
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Returning to a former state.
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3
An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state.
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