as in regression
the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior
after the birth of his baby brother, the toddler temporarily underwent a kind of reversion, acting like a baby himself
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However, technical analysis can help spot indications of a mean reversion setup.
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Growing inequality after the nineteen-seventies was a reversion to the norm.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
In a potential worst-case scenario for CBS and Fox’s NFL dominance, the ongoing legal dispute could theoretically end with a reversion to the status quo of the 1950s, when individual teams handled their own TV negotiations.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 July 2024
Also, the Hotline believes deeply in reversion to the mean, and Utah’s unrelenting injury issues in 2023 will give way to above-average health next fall.
—Jon Wilner, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Growing inequality after the nineteen-seventies was a reversion to the norm.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
In a potential worst-case scenario for CBS and Fox’s NFL dominance, the ongoing legal dispute could theoretically end with a reversion to the status quo of the 1950s, when individual teams handled their own TV negotiations.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 July 2024
Also, the Hotline believes deeply in reversion to the mean, and Utah’s unrelenting injury issues in 2023 will give way to above-average health next fall.
—Jon Wilner, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Reversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reversion. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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