Definitions for degeneracy
dɪˈdʒɛn ər ə side·gen·er·a·cy

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1. degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadencynoun

   the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

2. corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefactionnoun

   moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

   "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

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1. degeneracynoun

   the state of being degenerate (in all senses)

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1. Degeneracynoun

   Etymology: from degeneratio, Latin.

   1. A departing from the virtue of our ancestors.2. A forsaking of that which is good.

   ’Tis true, we have contracted a great deal of weakness and impotency by our wilful degeneracy from goodness; but that grace, which the gospel offers to us for our assistance, is sufficient for us. John Tillotson, Serm. 6.

   The ruin of a state is generally preceded by an universal degeneracy of manners, and contempt of religion, which is entirely our case at present. Jonathan Swift.

   3. Meanness.

   There is a kind of sluggish resignation, as well as poorness and degeneracy of spirit, in a state of slavery. Addison.

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1. degeneracy

   Degeneracy refers to the condition where different elements or systems that are distinguishable by certain criteria have identical properties by other criteria. These different elements are considered to be degenerate. This term is often used in scientific fields such as physics, chemistry, and biology to describe scenarios where two different states of a system have the same energy level, genetic code, etc.

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1. Degeneracyadjective

   the act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse

2. Degeneracyadjective

   the state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities; deterioration; meanness

3. Etymology: [From Degenerate, a.]

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1. Degeneracy

   In mathematics, a degenerate case is a limiting case in which a class of object changes its nature so as to belong to another, usually simpler, class. A degenerate case thus has special features, which depart from the properties that are generic in the wider class, and which would be lost under an appropriate small perturbation. ⁕A point is a degenerate circle, namely one with radius 0. ⁕A circle is a degenerate form of an ellipse, namely one with eccentricity 0. ⁕The line is a degenerate form of a parabola if the parabola resides on a tangent plane. ⁕A segment is a degenerate form of a rectangle, if this has a side of length 0. ⁕A hyperbola can degenerate into two lines crossing at a point, through a family of hyperbolas having those lines as common asymptotes. ⁕A set containing a single point is a degenerate continuum. ⁕A random variable which can only take one value has a degenerate distribution. ⁕A sphere is a degenerate standard torus where the axis of revolution passes through the center of the generating circle, rather than outside it. ⁕A degenerate triangle has collinear vertices. ⁕See "general position" for other examples. Similarly, roots of a polynomial are said to be degenerate if they coincide, since generically the n roots of an nth degree polynomial are all distinct. This usage carries over to eigenproblems: a degenerate eigenvalue is one that has more than one linearly independent eigenvector.

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1. degeneracy

   in chemistry degeneracy is being on same energy level

   In quantum mechanics, an energy level is said to be degenerate if it corresponds to two or more different measurable states of a quantum system.

   
   

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of degeneracy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of degeneracy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of degeneracy in a Sentence

1. Abraham Lincoln:

   Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except Negroes and foreigners and Catholics.' When it comes to this, I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy hypocrisy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=degeneracy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Degeneracy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=degeneracy
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/degeneracy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=degeneracy