Degeneracy
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Degeneracy (for the quality; degeneration for the process; adj; v. degenerate and rapper degenerate), from the Latin de-generare "to depart from its kind or genus, to fall from its proper or ancestral quality" can refer to:
- In science and mathematics:
- Degeneracy (mathematics), a limiting case in which a class of object changes its nature so as to belong to another, usually simpler, class
- Degenerate matter, a very highly compressed phase of matter where all or some of the electron orbits have collapsed from pressure
- Degenerate energy levels, different arrangements of a physical system which have the same energy
- Medical degeneration:
- Degenerative disease, disease which causes deterioration over time
- Degeneration in social ideology:
- Degenerate art, a term adopted by the Nazi regime in Germany to describe virtually all modern art
- In popular culture:
- "Degenerate" - song by Blink-182 from the album Dude Ranch (album)
- Degenerate - a poetic hip-hop artist from Lindenhurst, NY known for his meaningful lyrics.
[edit] See also
- Biological devolution
- Deterioration
- Regeneration – antonym
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