degeneration
Degeneration stands for:
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Degeneracy (quantum mechanics) , degeneration of energy levels in quantum mechanics
- Degenerate matter as the 4th aggregate state in physics, conceptually based in state (quantum mechanics)
- Degeneration (computer science) , state of a data structure
- Degeneration (Nordau) , Max Nordau's main cultural and political work (1892)
- Degeneration (forestry) , waterlogging or impoverishment of the soil
- Degeneracy in chemistry: reaction in which the starting material and product are identical, see degenerate reaction
Mathematics:
- Degeneracy of an eigenvalue in mathematics, see eigenvalue problem
- degenerate random variable in stochastics, see variance (stochastics) #interpretation as a measure of determinism
Biology and Medicine:
- Degeneration , deviation from the norm
- Degeneration (medical history) , obsolete term for deviations from the norm
- Marks of malice; see cancer (medicine)
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