回帰(かいき)

かいき
noun
return; regression; reversion
formalaction
1. return, reversion
The act of returning to a previous state, origin, or fundamental principle.
自然(しぜん)への回帰(かいき)が求(もと)められている。
A return to nature is being called for.
伝統(でんとう)への回帰(かいき)を訴(うった)える声(こえ)が強(つよ)まっている。
Calls for a return to tradition are growing stronger.
都市(とし)生活(せいかつ)に疲(つか)れた人(ひと)たちの間(あいだ)で、田舎(いなか)暮(ぐ)らしへの回帰(かいき)が静(しず)かなブームになっている。
Among people tired of city life, a quiet boom is happening in returning to rural living.
2. regression (statistics/science)
A statistical method for analyzing relationships between variables, or a scientific term for returning to a mean or baseline.
回帰(かいき)分析(ぶんせき)を行(おこな)う。
To perform regression analysis.
データに回帰(かいき)直線(ちょくせん)を当(あ)てはめた。
We fitted a regression line to the data.
平均(へいきん)への回帰(かいき)という統計的(とうけいてき)な現象(げんしょう)により、極端(きょくたん)な値(あたい)は次第(しだい)に平均(へいきん)に近(ちか)づく傾向(けいこう)がある。
Due to the statistical phenomenon of regression to the mean, extreme values tend to gradually approach the average.

Usage

Sense 1 is common in social commentary, lifestyle writing, and cultural discussions. The pattern ～への回帰(かいき) (return to ~) is frequently used. Sense 2 is a technical term used in statistics, mathematics, and science.

Common collocations

Similar words

回帰(かいき) implies returning to an original state or principle. 復帰(ふっき) means returning to a position or role after an absence (e.g., 職場(しょくば)復帰(ふっき), returning to work). 帰還(きかん) means returning to one's home or country.

Related Words

Homophone: 怪奇(かいき) (mysterious)
Synonym: 復帰(ふっき) (return (to position))
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