Both Uses of
regress
in
Flowers for Algernon -- Short Story
- I've got to find the reason for the sharp regression in Algernon.
p. 17.2regression = return to a former (less advanced) state
- As I review the records and data on Algernon, I see that although he is still in his physical infancy, he has regressed mentally.
p. 17.9 *regressed = returned to a former (less advanced) state
Definitions:
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(1)
(regress as in: regressed instead of progressed) returning to a former (less advanced) state
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized definitions of regression include:- tax policy: regressive taxes cost the poor more relative to their income than the rich
- mathematics or statistics: the process of finding any relationship between variables
- psychology: go back to more childish behavior
- parapsychology: return in one's mind to a previous life (usually under hypnosis)
- logic: reasoning from conclusion to evidence