regression
gb/ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən/ us/ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən/
C1
Engleză
~ 8700
visszaesés, visszalépés, regresszióelemzés, regresszió, visszafejlődés, regressziós hiba
SUBSTANTIV
C1
FORMAL
1
visszaesés
B2
visszalépés
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
regression in [something]
Critics called the new law a dangerous regression in human rights.
Az új törvényt a bírálók veszélyes visszalépésnek nevezték az emberi jogok terén.
After months of improvement, his recent behavior feels like a regression to his teenage years.
Hónapokig tartó javulás után a mostani viselkedése olyan, mintha visszacsúszott volna a kamaszkorába.
The company wants to avoid any regression in workplace safety standards.
Many see the censorship as a regression from earlier democratic reforms.
The teacher discussed the child's sudden regression in reading skills with the parents.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The country is afraid of a regression in democracy.
Az ország a demokrácia terén való visszalépéstől fél.
Her anger was a regression to how she acted as a child.
A haragja olyan visszaesés volt, mintha megint úgy viselkedne, mint gyerekkorában.
We must stop any regression in women’s rights.
There has been a regression in the team’s performance this year.
The doctor was worried about a regression in the patient’s condition.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "regression" with "recession". "Regression" is about going back to a worse or earlier state in general, while "recession" is specifically an economic downturn. They also mix it with "repression", which means controlling or holding back feelings or people by force.
Sens
return to a worse, earlier state
Colocații
social regression
|political regression
|moral regression
|economic regression
|a regression in [performance]
|a serious regression
Sinonime
backsliding (More informal and often used about moral or personal behavior becoming worse again.)
|
relapse (Often used about health, addiction, or bad habits returning after improvement.)
Antonime
progress (Emphasizes movement toward a better or more advanced state, the opposite of going backward.)
Teme
society
|politics
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A change back to an older, usually worse way or condition after things had improved.
A return to an earlier, usually less advanced or less desirable state or condition, especially after progress has been made.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
TECHNICAL
2
regresszió
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
perform regression on [data]
We used linear regression to predict housing prices based on location and size.
A lakásárak előrejelzésére lineáris regressziót használtunk a fekvés és a méret alapján.
The researcher ran a multiple regression to control for age and income.
A kutató többszörös regresszióelemzést végzett, hogy kontrollálja az életkor és a jövedelem hatását.
This regression shows a strong positive relationship between marketing spending and sales.
In this course you will learn both logistic regression and decision trees.
The data do not meet the assumptions required for standard regression.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The team used regression to predict customer demand.
A csapat regressziót használt a vásárlói kereslet előrejelzésére.
In statistics class, we built a simple regression model.
Statisztikaórán egy egyszerű regressziós modellt készítettünk.
She ran a regression on the sales data.
Regression can show how price changes affect sales.
We learned how to read a regression table.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes think "regression" always means going backwards, even in statistics. In this technical sense, it does not mean "becoming worse"; it is simply the name of a method for modeling numerical relationships.
Sens
statistical method linking variables
Colocații
linear regression
|logistic regression
|multiple regression
|regression analysis
|regression model
|run a regression
Sinonime
regression analysis (More explicit technical term; often used interchangeably in statistics and data science.)
Antonime
classification (In machine learning, contrasts with regression by predicting categories instead of continuous values.)
Teme
science
|business
|technology
|mathematics
Definiție
A math method that shows how one thing (a result) changes when one or more other things change.
A statistical technique used to model and estimate the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
TECHNICAL
3
regresszió
C2
Tipar de utilizare:
regression to [an earlier stage]
Under extreme pressure, he showed clear signs of regression, sulking and slamming doors like a teenager.
Szélsőséges nyomás alatt a regresszió egyértelmű jeleit mutatta: duzzogott, és úgy csapkodta az ajtókat, mint egy kamasz.
The therapist explained that the patient’s baby talk was a form of regression in response to trauma.
A terapeuta elmagyarázta, hogy a páciens gügyögése a traumára adott regresszió egyik formája.
Stress can trigger regression to earlier, safer-feeling patterns of behavior.
In therapy, temporary regression can sometimes help a person revisit and heal old wounds.
The psychologist noted brief episodes of regression during the session when difficult memories came up.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The child’s regression started after his parents’ divorce.
A gyermek regressziója a szülei válása után kezdődött.
In therapy, regression can happen when a person feels very afraid.
A terápiában regresszió akkor fordulhat elő, amikor valaki nagyon fél.
His shouting and crying were signs of regression.
Regression made her act like a small child again.
The doctor said the behavior was emotional regression.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may overuse this word for any childish behavior. In psychology, "regression" is specifically a reaction to stress or conflict, not just any kind of immaturity.
Sens
reverting to childlike behavior
Colocații
emotional regression
|childlike regression
|regression to childhood
|regression under stress
|signs of regression
Sinonime
immaturity (Describes childlike behavior in general, but does not specifically refer to a stress-based return to earlier stages.)
Antonime
maturity (Refers to stable, adult patterns of behavior and emotion, contrasting with a return to childlike patterns.)
Teme
psychology
|health
|emotions
Definiție
In psychology, when an adult acts or feels like a much younger person because of strong stress or fear.
In psychology, a defense mechanism in which a person responds to stress or conflict by reverting to behaviors or emotional patterns from an earlier stage of development.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
TECHNICAL
4
regresszió
C2
Tipar de utilizare:
regression of [a disease or tumor]
The scans show significant regression of the tumor after chemotherapy.
A vizsgálati felvételek a daganat jelentős visszafejlődését mutatják a kemoterápia után.
Doctors were surprised by the spontaneous regression of the skin lesions.
Az orvosokat meglepte a bőrelváltozások spontán visszafejlődése.
Early treatment increases the chance of complete regression of the cancer.
Only partial regression was achieved, so further treatment is needed.
The study measured tumor regression in response to the new drug.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The doctor was happy to see regression of the tumor.
Az orvos örült, hogy látta a daganat visszafejlődését.
There was clear regression of the cancer after treatment.
A kezelés után a rák egyértelmű visszafejlődése volt megfigyelhető.
They hope for full regression of the disease.
The medicine caused slow regression of the tumor.
The report said there was partial regression of the illness.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this medical sense of "regression" with the general idea of things getting worse. In medicine, "regression" usually means the disease is getting better, not worse.
Sens
decrease in disease or tumor
Colocații
tumor regression
|spontaneous regression
|partial regression
|complete regression
|regression of symptoms
|regression of the lesion
Sinonime
remission (Often used for cancer or chronic illness becoming less active; sometimes suggests a longer or more stable improvement than "regression".)
Antonime
progression (Describes a disease becoming more advanced or severe, the opposite of shrinking or improving.)
Teme
health
|science
Definiție
In medicine, when a sickness or tumor becomes smaller or less serious.
In medicine, a reduction in the size, extent, or severity of a disease, symptom, or abnormal tissue, such as a tumor.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
TECHNICAL
5
regresszió
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
introduce a regression in [software]
The last update introduced a regression that breaks the login feature.
Az utolsó frissítés egy olyan regressziós hibát hozott be, amely tönkreteszi a bejelentkezési funkciót.
We need to run the full test suite to catch any regressions before release.
Le kell futtatnunk a teljes tesztcsomagot, hogy a kiadás előtt kiszűrjünk minden regressziós hibát.
This regression only affects users on older versions of the operating system.
They quickly patched the regression and pushed a hotfix to production.
Regression testing is designed to make sure new features do not cause regressions in existing code.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The new version has a bad regression in the search function.
Az új verzióban súlyos regressziós hiba van a keresési funkcióban.
Our change caused a regression in the login page.
A módosításunk regressziós hibát okozott a bejelentkezési oldalon.
We must test carefully to avoid regressions.
The team fixed a serious regression before release.
Regression testing helps find bugs that come back.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think "regression" here means a general slowdown. In software, it specifically means something that used to work now fails because of a change.
Sens
bug returning after code changes
Colocații
software regression
|regression bug
|introduce a regression
|fix a regression
|regression testing
|regression in the latest release
Sinonime
regression bug (More specific term within software development; explicitly names the error as a bug.)
Antonime
bug fix (Refers to correcting an error, which reverses or prevents a regression.)
Teme
technology
|work
Definiție
In software, a bug that comes back, or a new bug caused by a change that broke something that worked before.
In computing, a software defect that appears or reappears in a system after changes are made to the code, especially if it had previously been fixed.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
regression
IPA
GB/ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən/
US/ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən/
Silabe și accent
re - gres - sion (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (gres)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: regression
- Plural: regression, regressions
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
regressions
noun
Core family
regress
verb C1
regressive
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
progression
noun C1
progress
verb A2
Advanced or less common
regressively
adverb
regressor
noun
Expresii
linear regression
1/lˈɪniɚ ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
straight-line regression method
A kind of regression that fits a straight line to data to show how one number changes with another number.
Exemple
- We used linear regression to predict house prices from size and location.
- In this lesson you will learn how to build a simple linear regression model.
- Linear regression assumes a linear relationship between the predictor and the outcome.
multiple regression
1/mˈʌltɪpəl ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
regression with several predictors
A kind of regression that uses two or more different factors at the same time to predict one result.
Exemple
- The study used multiple regression to control for age, income, and education.
- Multiple regression allows us to see which variables really matter.
- They built a multiple regression model to forecast monthly sales.
regression analysis
1/ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən ænˈælɪsɪs/
fixed phrase
technical
statistical study using regression
A kind of statistics study that uses regression methods to see how one thing changes when one or more other things change.
Exemple
- The economist carried out a regression analysis of wages and education levels.
- Our regression analysis suggests that advertising has a strong effect on sales.
- They presented the results of their regression analysis in a detailed report.
regression testing
1/ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən tˈɛstɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
testing to catch old/new bugs
Testing software after changes to make sure that things which worked before are still working and no old bugs returned.
Exemple
- We scheduled two days for regression testing before the release.
- Good regression testing helps prevent old bugs from coming back.
- The team expanded their regression testing suite after the last major failure.
regression to the mean
1/ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən tə ðə mˈin/
fixed phrase
technical
extreme results move toward average
The idea that very high or very low results are likely to be less extreme and closer to the usual average the next time you measure.
Exemple
- The team’s poor performance this week is probably just regression to the mean after several lucky wins.
- Investors often forget about regression to the mean and expect unusually high returns to continue.
- When you see a very high test score, some drop next time can simply be regression to the mean.
logistic regression
1/ləd͡ʒˈɪstɪk ɹɪɡɹˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
statistical method using logistic function
A type of statistics method that uses a logistic function to predict the chance of an event with two results, like yes/no or win/lose.
Exemple
- We applied logistic regression to predict whether users would click on the ad.
- We applied logistic regression to predict whether users would click the ad.
- Logistic regression is widely used in medicine to model the probability of disease.
- Logistic regression is widely used for medical risk prediction.
- The data science course includes a full unit on logistic regression and model evaluation.
- The course compares logistic regression with other classification methods.