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regression
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noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
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noun
returning to a former state
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noun
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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noun
(= arrested development)
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
procedure
Noun
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A procedure is a particular way of doing something.
Because police did not follow procedure, the criminal was set free.
We have decided on new hiring procedures for employees.