degeneracies
States of decline
Degeneracies is the plural of degeneracy, which describes a state of decline from higher standards—moral, physical, or qualitative.
In physics and mathematics, degeneracy has a technical meaning: when distinct states share the same energy level or value, they exhibit degeneracy.
The degeneracies in the system made calculations more complex.
The word carries different weight depending on context—clinical in science, judgmental in moral discourse.
Profound moral corruption
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- viceBad habit or deputy
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- turpitudeInherent wickedness or vileness
dissoluteness · profligacy · debauchery · licentiousness · perversion · dissolution · immorality · sinfulness
Smallest discrete unit
- energy levelsGradations of physical vitality
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- splittingDividing into parts
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
perturbation · eigenvalues · orbitals · states · lifting · accidental · Stark · fermion
Process of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- declineDecrease or refuse
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
regression · erosion · worsening · collapse · disintegration · entropy · rot · decomposition
depravity
Profound moral corruption
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- viceBad habit or deputy
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
turpitude · dissoluteness · profligacy · debauchery · licentiousness · perversion · dissolution · immorality · sinfulness · decadence
quantum
Smallest discrete unit
- energy levelsGradations of physical vitality
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- splittingDividing into parts
symmetry · perturbation · eigenvalues · orbitals · states · lifting · accidental · Stark · fermion · electron
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- declineDecrease or refuse
- atrophyWasting from disuse
breakdown · regression · erosion · worsening · collapse · disintegration · entropy · rot · decomposition · decrepitude
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
neural · tissue · cellular · pathology · atrophy · dystrophy · deterioration · macular · spinal · muscular
degeneraciesimprovements
Changes that upgrade quality
advances · progressions · enhancements · developments · upgrades
degeneraciesvirtues
Positive moral traits
moralities · righteousness · purities · integrities · decencies
degeneraciesintegrities
Conditions of moral completeness
stabilities · regenerations · restorations · revitalizations · renewals
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