DEGRESSION Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word degression. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEGRESSION
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deflection | nounn | |||||||
noun • a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting • the amount by which a propagating wave is bent • the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position • the property of being bent or deflected • a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | ||||||||
departure | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of departing • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm • euphemistic expressions for death | ||||||||
detour | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) verb • travel via a detour | ||||||||
deviation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm • the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function • the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances • deviate behavior • a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | ||||||||
digression | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message that departs from the main subject • a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) • wandering from the main path of a journey | ||||||||
divergence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of moving away in different direction from a common point • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm • an infinite series that has no limit • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | ||||||||
rambling | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly • (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects • of a path e.g. | ||||||||
shift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an event in which something is displaced without rotation • a qualitative change • the time period during which you are at work • the act of changing one thing or position for another • the act of moving from one place to another • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time • the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters • a woman's sleeveless undergarment • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist verb • make a shift in or exchange of • change place or direction • move around • move very slightly • move from one setting or context to another • change in quality • move and exchange for another • move sideways or in an unsteady way • move abruptly • use a shift key on a keyboard • change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change • change gears • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | ||||||||
straying | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unable to find your way | ||||||||
tangent | nounn | |||||||
noun • a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point • ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle | ||||||||
variance | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event that departs from expectations • discord that splits a group • the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions • the quality of being subject to variation • an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation) • an activity that varies from a norm or standard |