degenerate state


noun
  1. 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

1
First 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 Leacock
  • This is then the degenerate state of the father's nervous system.

    A Plea for the Criminal | James Leslie Allan Kayll