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Regression
- noun - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
- an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- returning to a former state
- 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)
Regressive
- adjective - (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
- opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
Regretting
- verb - decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"
- express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
- feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
- feel sad about the loss or absence of
Regrouping
- verb - organize anew, as after a setback
- reorganize into new groups
Regularise
- verb - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
- make regular or more regular; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker"
Regularity
- noun - a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles
- the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate; "he was famous for the regularity of his habits"
Regularize
- verb - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
- make regular or more regular; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker"
Regulating
- verb - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
- check the emission of (sound)
- fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
- shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
- the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
Regulation
- adjective - (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
- an authoritative rule
- prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment"
- the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
- the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
- the state of being controlled or governed