Degeneracy

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Degeneracy (for the quality; degeneration for the process; adj. and v. 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)

See also

• Biological devolution
• Deterioration
• Regeneration – antonym

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