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degeneracy

UK
/dɪˈdʒɛnərəsi/
US
/dɪˈdʒɛnərəsi/

Translations

degeneracynoun
degeneracies
pl
dégénérescenceEn physique quantique : propriété de plusieurs états ayant la même énergie.
The degeneracy of the energy levels in the atom was a key factor in the experiment's results.
La dégénérescence des niveaux d'énergie de l'atome a été un facteur clé dans les résultats de l'expérience.
dégénérescenceSens général : dégradation morale, culturelle ou physique.
The novel explores the degeneracy of society during the post-war period.
Le roman explore la dégénérescence de la société pendant la période d'après-guerre.
dégénérescenceEn biologie, neurosciences et mathématiques : perte de propriétés typiques, ou capacité de différents éléments à remplir la même fonction.
Neuronal degeneracy allows the brain to compensate for injury by rerouting signals through alternative pathways.
La dégénérescence neuronale permet au cerveau de compenser une lésion en redirigeant les signaux par des voies alternatives.
Synonyms
decadence
deterioration
degradation
corruption
fall
decay
dissolution
decline
degeneracyadjective
UK
/dɪˈdʒɛnərəsi/
US
/dɪˈdʒɛnərəsi/
Used almost exclusively as a noun modifier (attributive), e.g., "degeneracy pressure"; not normally inflected for degree.
de dégénérescenceEmployé surtout en physique et en astrophysique dans des tournures attributives.
Degeneracy pressure keeps white dwarfs from collapsing under their own gravity.
La pression de dégénérescence empêche les naines blanches de s'effondrer sous leur propre gravité.

Definitions

degeneracynoun
The state of being morally or culturally degraded.
The novel explores the degeneracy of society during the post-war period.
A decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal or desirable.
The degeneracy of the once-great empire was evident in its crumbling infrastructure and corrupt leadership.
In physics, the condition of having multiple quantum states sharing the same energy level.
The degeneracy of the energy levels in the atom was a key factor in the experiment's results.
In biology and neuroscience, the ability of different structural elements to perform the same function or yield the same output.
Neuronal degeneracy allows the brain to compensate for injury by rerouting signals through alternative pathways.
In mathematics, a special or limiting case in which a structure loses its typical properties or dimensionality, often simplifying analysis.
Setting the determinant to zero introduces a degeneracy that collapses the conic section into a pair of intersecting lines.
degeneracyadjective
Attributive: relating to or caused by degeneracy, especially in physics or astrophysics.
Degeneracy pressure keeps white dwarfs from collapsing under their own gravity.
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