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View synonyms for degeneracy

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

/ dɪˈdʒɛnərəsɪ /

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 Words From

  • nonde·gener·a·cy noun plural nondegeneracies
  • prede·gener·a·cy noun
  • unde·gener·a·cy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of degeneracy1

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

A few funny things happened this spring as the U.S. hurtled along the road to fiscal degeneracy.

My father is convinced that everything I wear is newly bought, another marker in my ongoing pattern of degeneracy.

Among High Churchmen, weakened by the secession, the growth of degeneracy was still more evident.

But in the course of time the Avesta was subjected to many additions and interpretations, called the Zend, which show degeneracy.

In spite of reforms by improved compositions and legislative measures the degeneracy of the Gilds proceeded apace.

It is by reason of the widely-reaching influence of their degeneracy that their later history is of importance.

Ignorance contributed to the rapid degeneracy of the people in the old home sections of New York.

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