regression vs regress

regress vs regression

regression and regress both are nouns.

regression is not a verb while regress is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
regression	Yes	No	No	No
regress	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, regression and regress are synonyms defined as:

regression and regress: returning to a former state

Other synonyms of regression include retrogression, retroversion, reversion.

regression (noun)	regress (noun)
returning to a former state	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)	the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
(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

regression (verb)	regress (verb)
	go back to bad behavior
	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
	go back to a previous state
	go back to a statistical means

Difference between regression and regress

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