regressions

Returns to earlier states

Regressions is the plural of regression, which describes movement backward or return to an earlier state.

In psychology, regression means reverting to childlike behavior under stress.

In statistics, regression analysis measures relationships between variables: The regressions showed income correlating with education level.

In software development, regressions are bugs where previously working features break after changes: We found several regressions in the latest build.

decline

backslide

Revert to bad habits

retrogressionMovement to earlier state
deteriorationProcess of declining quality
relapseReturn to former illness

reversion · setback · decline · slump · fallback · worsening · degeneration · atrophy · throwback · retreat

psychological

childhood

Life's earliest phase

memoriesStored past experiences
traumaLasting psychological wound
hypnosisInduced trance state

therapy · past-life · Freudian · repression · unconscious · developmental · infantile · psychoanalysis · therapeutic · behavioral

statistical

linear

Arranged in straight succession

logisticOf coordination and supply
multipleConsisting of many parts
polynomialExpression with variable terms

stepwise · ridge · lasso · coefficients · residuals · predictor · least-squares · intercept · slope · overfitting

software

bug

Crawling creature or defect

defectInherent imperfection or fault
testingExamining to evaluate
QAStandards compliance process

build · deployment · breakage · fix · patch · rollback · version · release · automated · suite

regressions

backslide

childhood

linear

bug

regressions

Opposites

Phrases

Categories

Family