degeneracy

degeneracy
/di jen"euhr euh see/, n.
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.
[1655-65; DEGENER(ATE) + -ACY]

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