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degeneracy

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de⋅gen⋅er⋅a⋅cy

  [di-jen-er-uh-see]
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–noun
1. degenerate state or character.
2. the process of degenerating; decline.
3. degenerate behavior, esp. behavior considered sexually deviant.
4. Physics. the number of distinct quantum states of a system that have a given energy.
Origin:
1655–65; degener(ate) + -acy
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de·gen·er·a·cy   (dĭ-jěn'ər-ə-sē)   
n.   pl. de·gen·er·a·cies

  1. The process of degenerating.

  2. The state of being degenerate.

  3. Corrupt, vulgar, vicious behavior, especially sexual perversion.

  4. Genetics The presence in the genetic code of multiple codons for the same amino acid.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·gen·er·a·cy
Pronunciation: di-'jen-(&-)r&-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
1 : the state of being degenerate
2 : the process of becoming degenerate
3 : sexual perversion
4 : the coding of an aminoacid by more than one codon of the genetic code
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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