degeneracy
/dɪˈdʒɛnərəsi/
noun
- The state or quality of being morally corrupt or having low moral standards.
- Many people blamed the city's problems on the degeneracy of its leaders.
- The novel explores the degeneracy of a wealthy family that has lost its values.
- The historian wrote about the moral degeneracy that led to the empire's collapse.
- A decline or deterioration from a previous, better state or condition.
- The artist saw the degeneracy of the neighborhood as a sign of lost community spirit.
- The degeneracy of the old building was clear from its broken windows and crumbling walls.
- Scientists study the degeneracy of certain species when their environment changes.
- In physics and mathematics, a situation where two or more different states or quantities have the same value or energy level.
- Students learned about orbital degeneracy in their chemistry class.
- In quantum mechanics, energy level degeneracy occurs when multiple states share the same energy.
- The mathematician explained the degeneracy of the matrix when its determinant is zero.
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