regressor

rɪˈɡrɛsər

Definition

Definition of regressor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

variable used to predict outcomes in statistics

TECH.

The regressor helped in predicting the sales figures.

independent variable

predictor

psychology

Rare

entity that causes regression or backward movement

Rare

The therapist identified the regressor in the patient's behavior.

agent

cause

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Origin of regressor

Latin, re (again) + gressus (step)

Examples of regressor in a sentence

Researchers adjusted the regressor to improve accuracy.
The regressor was evident in his recurring dreams.
Childhood trauma acted as a regressor in her life.

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French:variable explicative, facteur de régression, ...
German:Regressor, ...
Italian:regressore, fattore regressivo, ...
Spanish:regresor, factor regresivo, ...
Portuguese:regressor, ...
Chinese:回归变量, 倒退因素, ...
Japanese:回帰変数, 退行因子, ...
Arabic:مُتَغَيِّر مُتَنَبِّئ, عامل التراجع, ...
Hebrew:רֶגְרֶסוֹר, מַחְזִיר לְאָחוֹר, ...
Russian:регрессор, фактор регрессии, ...
Ukrainian:регресор, ...
Hindi:पुनरावर्तक, प्रतिगामी, ...
Bengali:রিগ্রেসর, পশ্চাদপসরণকারী, ...
Catalan:regressor, factor de regressió, ...
Czech:regresor, činitel regrese, ...
Danish:regressor, tilbageskridtsfaktor, ...
Dutch:regressor, ...
Greek:μεταβλητή πρόβλεψης, παράγοντας οπισθοδρόμησης, ...
Hungarian:magyarázó változó, regressziót kiváltó tényező, ...
Khmer:អថេរព្យាករណ៍, កត្តាដែលបណ្តាលឱ្យមានការថយក្រោយ, ...
Korean:회귀 변수, 회귀 요인, ...
Persian:متغیر پیش‌بینی‌کننده, عامل پسرفت, ...
Polish:regresor, czynnik regresji, ...
Portuguese (BR):regressor, fator de regressão, ...
Romanian:regresor, factor de regresie, ...
Swedish:regressor, ...
Thai:ตัวแปรทำนาย, ตัวถดถอย, ...
Turkish:regresör, geriletici, ...
Vietnamese:biến hồi quy, yếu tố thoái lui, ...

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