degenerate state
noun
Usually degenerate states. Physics. a quantum state of a system, having the same energy level as, but a different wave function from, another state of the system.
Origin of degenerate state
1First recorded in 1925–30
Words Nearby degenerate state
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How to use degenerate state in a sentence
It offered one more assurance, had I needed it, of the degenerate state of the civilization upon which I was turning my back.
Frenzied Fiction | Stephen LeacockThis is then the degenerate state of the father's nervous system.
A Plea for the Criminal | James Leslie Allan Kayll
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