regression toward the mean regression of y on x • regressionist · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · regression toward the mean · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 26 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (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). Synonyms: regression, simple regression, regression toward the mean, statistical regression. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · regression · · Synonym 1 simple regression · · Synonym 2 statistical regression · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077