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degeneracy Definition

de·gen·era·cy (di jen′ər ə sē)

noun

  1. the state of being degenerate
  2. the process of degenerating
  3. pl. degeneracies -·cies a degenerate action
degeneracy Synonyms

degeneracy

n.

  1. Deterioration

    degeneration, decline, decadence; see decay 1.

  2. Perversion

    depravity, debasement, turpitude; see evil 1, perversion 2.

degeneracy Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • state: Symmetric dimers seemed unlikely, as the surface would become metallic due to the degeneracy of surface states.
  • time: But, as ever, it does end with a lament on the degeneracy of the times in which we live.
  • code: The degeneracy of the code allows for alternative DNA sequences for a single protein.
  • line: The degeneracy of the common lines is compensated in several ways.

Converse of object

  • break: There are other ways to look at the complexity of the music, which might break this degeneracy and tell you more interesting things.
  • have: If we have degeneracy then we won't necessarily have solutions with definite parity.
  • calculate: Write down the possible nuclear spin states for H 2 and hence calculate the nuclear spin degeneracy of ortho and para-H 2.

Adjective modifier

  • moral: Liberals live only in their own reality, and seek to transpose their own moral degeneracy upon everyone else.
  • national: In fact, the position has long since passed far beyond the limits of ordinary law-breaking and become an exhibition of national degeneracy.
  • spiritual: Conversely today's spiritual degeneracy is having negative effects.
  • total: But, just when the crowd was hoping for total degeneracy, Louise pulled herself together and finished.

Modifies a noun

  • ratio: This is because the system behaves almost like a two level system with a high degeneracy ratio.
  • pressure: Degeneracy The star is prevented from further collapse by degeneracy pressure.
  • thesis: The degeneracy thesis was first prompted toward the end of the 18th century by Count Buffon's research in natural history.
  • factor: Luckily, the factor is just the degeneracy factor, so the integrand is a simple exponential.

Noun used with modifier

  • spin: Write down the possible nuclear spin states for H 2 and hence calculate the nuclear spin degeneracy of ortho and para-H 2.
  • electron: Above the Chandrasekhar mass ( 1.4 solar masses ) the electron degeneracy can no longer support white dwarfs.
  • codon: Codon degeneracy 2. 5. Construction of ancestral sequences by parsimony procedures 2.6.