Degeneracy (for the quality; degeneration for the process; adj. and v. degenerate), from the Latin de-generare "to depart from its kind or genus, to fall from its proper or ancestral quality" can refer to:
In science and mathematics:
Degeneracy (mathematics), a limiting case in which a class of object changes its nature so as to belong to another, usually simpler, class
"Degeneracy", the ability of elements that are structurally different to perform the same function or yield the same output, is a well known characteristic of the genetic code and immune systems. 1
Degenerate art, a term adopted by the Nazi regime in Germany to describe virtually all modern art, declaring it "un-German" or Jewish Bolshevist in nature.
"Degenerate", song by Blink-182 from the 1997 album Dude Ranch
"Degenercy", a phenomenon associated with living in County Roscommon, Ireland
PRAA Stimac of VAQ-137 On or around Sept. 2nd 2008 PR3 Taynor of VAQ-130 surmised that PRAA Stimac may or may not be a Degenerate.
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