as in reversion
the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior
the regression to really childish behavior that boys often undergo when put in large groups
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Saturday night felt like a regression to Alabama’s poor run defense tendencies early in the season, particularly on the edges.
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Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
The Republican Party, through Donald Trump, has offered its version of a bold vision — one rooted in division and regression.
—Ashwani Jain, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
But that’s okay because a Hield shooting regression is still pretty darn elite when compared to the rest of the league.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
For example, historically, a site reliability engineer (SRE) would be unlikely to leverage application metrics to know if their Kernel update caused an application-level performance regression.
—Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
The Republican Party, through Donald Trump, has offered its version of a bold vision — one rooted in division and regression.
—Ashwani Jain, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
But that’s okay because a Hield shooting regression is still pretty darn elite when compared to the rest of the league.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
For example, historically, a site reliability engineer (SRE) would be unlikely to leverage application metrics to know if their Kernel update caused an application-level performance regression.
—Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Regression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regression. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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