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Regression Test

A repeatable check that a change did not make previously working behavior worse.

Definition

A regression test is a repeatable check that confirms a change has not broken behavior that previously worked. In machine learning it often means rerunning a fixed set of prompts or benchmarks after updating a model, prompt, or pipeline and comparing results to a known baseline. It catches silent quality drops and is a routine part of maintaining models and applications.