degeneracy

  • 1Degeneracy — may refer to: Degeneration In science and mathematics: Degeneracy (statistical mechanics), a property of quantum states sharing the same energy levels Degeneracy (mathematics), a limiting case in which a class of object changes its nature so as… …

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  • 2Degeneracy — De*gen er*a*cy, n. [From {Degenerate}, a.] 1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse. [1913 Webster] Willful degeneracy from goodness. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities;… …

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  • 3degeneracy — [n1] corruption abasement, decadence, degradation, depravity, dissoluteness, downfall, immorality, inferiority, meanness, poorness; concept 645 Ant. morality degeneracy [n2] decay, deterioration atrophy, debasement, declination, decline, decrease …

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  • 4degeneracy — degeneracy. См. дегенерация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

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  • 5degeneracy — index bad repute, caducity, decline, delinquency, (misconduct), turpitude, vice Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

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  • 6degeneracy — 1660s, from DEGENERATE (Cf. degenerate) + CY (Cf. cy) …

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  • 7degeneracy — [di jen′ər ə sē] n. 1. the state of being degenerate 2. the process of degenerating 3. pl. degeneracies a degenerate action …

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  • 8degeneracy — [[t]dɪʤe̱nərəsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you refer to the behaviour of a group of people as degeneracy, you mean that you think it is shocking, immoral, or disgusting. ...the moral degeneracy of society. Syn: depravity …

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  • 9degeneracy — noun the sexual degeneracy and intellectual deterioration of the time Syn: corruption, decadence, moral decay, dissipation, dissolution, profligacy, vice, immorality, sin, sinfulness, ungodliness; debauchery; formal turpitude …

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  • 10degeneracy — išsigimimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. degeneracy; degeneration vok. Entartung, f rus. вырождение, n pranc. dégénération, f; dégénérescence, f …

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