English Dictionary: Regression | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Regression | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Regression \Re*gres"sion\ (r?*gr?sh"?n), n. [L. regressio: cf. F. r[82]gression.] The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation. --Sir T. Browne. {Edge of regression} (of a surface) (Geom.), the line along which a surface turns back upon itself; -- called also a {cuspidal edge}. {Regression point} (Geom.), a cusp. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
regression 1. function} is derived from a set of experimental data. 2. {regression testing}. (1995-03-14) |