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