Regression
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An action of regressing, a return to a previous state. A psychotherapeutic method whereby healing is facilitated by inducing the patient to act out behaviour typical of an earlier developmental stage. An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable. An equation using specified and associated data for two or more variables such that one variable can be estimated from the remaining variable(s).
Example sentence: If you're in favour of any policy - reform, revolution, stability, regression, whatever - if you're at least minimally moral, it's because you think it's somehow good for people. And good for people means conforming to their fundamental nature.
Regress
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.The power or liberty of passing back.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.