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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.
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Origin of degenerate state
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby degenerate state
degenderize, degeneracy, degeneracy pressure, degenerate, degenerate matter, degenerate state, degeneration, degenerative, degenerative joint disease, degerm, degerminate
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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