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Noun: linear regression
  1. (statistics) the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = axe + b
    - rectilinear regression

Derived forms: linear regressions

Type of: regression, regression toward the mean, simple regression, statistical regression

Encyclopedia: Linear regression

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