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noun
1.
degenerate state or character.
2.
the process of degenerating; decline.
3.
degenerate behavior, especially behavior considered sexually deviant.
4.
Physics. the number of distinct quantum states of a system that have a given energy.
Related forms
non·de·gen·er·a·cy, noun, plural non·de·gen·er·a·cies.
pre·de·gen·er·a·cy, noun
un·de·gen·er·a·cy, noun
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Degeneracy
is always a great word to know.
So is supercritical. Does it mean:
| the amount of a given fissionable material necessary to sustain a chain reaction at a constant rate |
| pertaining to a mass of radioactive material in which the rate of a chain reaction increases with time |
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