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regressive adjective

  • That tends to return, revert or regress.
  • (of a tax) Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.
 aischéimnitheach, cúlchéimnitheach

regression noun

  /ɹiːˈɡɹɛʃ.ən/ , /ɹəˈɡɹeʃ.ən/ , /ɹəˈɡɹɛʃ.ən/ , /ɹɪˈɡɹɛʃ.ən/
  • An action of regressing, a return to a previous state.
 aischéimniú
  • (statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.
 cúlú

regress verb

  /ɹɪˈɡɹɛs/ , /ˈɹiːˌɡɹɛs/
  • (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
 aischéimnigh, cúlaigh, téigh ar gcúl
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