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degeneracy

[ dih-jen-er-uh-see ]

noun

  1. degenerate state or character.
  2. the process of degenerating; decline.
  3. degenerate behavior, especially behavior considered sexually deviant.
  4. Physics. the number of distinct quantum states of a system that have a given energy.


degeneracy

/ ɪˈɛəəɪ /

noun

  1. the act or state of being degenerate
  2. the process of becoming degenerate
  3. physics the number of degenerate quantum states of a particular orbital, degree of freedom, energy level, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDzd·İ·· noun plural nondegeneracies
  • d·İ·· noun
  • ܲd·İ·· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of degeneracy1

First recorded in 1655–65; degener(ate) + -acy
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Example Sentences

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It would be unfair to place the sole blame for the degeneracy of civil norms on one segment of the public.

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Naturally, as the five of us have grown and dabbled in our own intermittent spates of degeneracy, we’ve become more privy to our parents' young adult lore.

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When the scientists saw the lifting of Kramers spin degeneracy, accompanied by the vanishing net magnetisation, they knew they were looking at an altermagnet.

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Normally a quantum mechanical property called degeneracy pressure makes the electrons resist compression, adding support to the core.

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The speaker’s contest has been another giant step into political degeneracy.

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