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Regression

nounid 5065·updated May 18, 2026
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Regression is a process of predicting the value to a yes or no label provided it falls on a continuous spectrum of input values, subcategory of supervised learning.

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Process70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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arrested developmentfixationinfantile fixationregression toward the meanreversionsimple regressionstatistical regression
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Regressions
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Regression's
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Regressions'

Framework definitions

Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging: Opportunities, Applications and Risks1 senseview framework →
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Regression is a process of predicting the value to a yes or no label provided it falls on a continuous spectrum of input values, subcategory of supervised learning.
Supervised Machine Learning1 senseview framework →
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the prediction of an exact value using a given set of data
Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
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returning to a former state
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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)
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
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an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Regression is a process of predicting the value to a yes or no label provided it falls on a continuous spectrum of input values, subcategory of supervised learning.
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