regressand
regressand noun: the dependent variable in a regression.
Noun
regressand (plural regressands)
- The dependent variable in a regression.
- Synonyms:
- response variable, measured variable, observed variable, responding variable, explained variable, outcome variable, experimental variable, output variable
Synonyms of regressand
- response variable
- measured variable
- observed variable
- responding variable
- explained variable
- outcome variable
- experimental variable
- output variable
Forms of regressand
| plural | regressands |
|---|
Origin of regressand
From regress + -and.
Questions about regressand
- What does regressand mean?
- Regressand means the dependent variable in a regression.
- What part of speech is regressand?
- Regressand is a noun.
- What is the plural of regressand?
- The plural of regressand is regressands.
Words near regressand in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: regressand (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “regressand.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/regressand. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
