regression
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Conditional logistic regression allowed them to compare changes within individual patients.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
“And because I think that the last ‘pen that he had, there was a little bit of regression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
But if he does return to ties and suits as prime minister, it will only be a regression to his previous Westminster look.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
We also should consider treating food like medicine, with insurers and government payers reimbursing or heavily discounting healthy food and dietary programs that clearly lead to disease regression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Given that there is some rough economic estimate of a stock’s value, regression to the mean can sometimes be used to justify a kind of contrarian strategy.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Datadog’s strength revolves around observability, which is all about “providing context to the state of every part of the business including performance regressions, outages, or issues concerning security and compliance,” according to the company’s website.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
“If key departures slow iteration, cause quality regressions, or reduce community trust, the open-source flywheel weakens.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
They solve problems, explain steps, interpret statistical output and run regressions from uploaded data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Former audio programmer Isaac Hudd says "mistakes started piling up" during crunch, and says "regressions", where one team would fix a bug only for another to unwittingly bring it back to life, became increasingly common.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
The flight instructors mistakenly attributed the pilots’ deterioration to their praise of them, and likewise the pilots’ improvement to their criticism; both, however, were simply regressions to the more likely mean performance.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing regression
Flowers for Algernon
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
myPerspectives 8.4
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Eyes Wide Open
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
