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regressor
Variant of regress
regress
definition
re·gress (rē′gres; for v. ri gres′)
noun
- a going or coming back
- the right or privilege of this
- backward movement; retrogression
Etymology: ME regresse < L regressus, pp. of regredi, to go back, return < re-, back + gradi, to go: see grade
intransitive verb
- to go back; return; move backward
- to undergo regression
Related Forms:
- regressor re·gres′·sor noun
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