nondegenerate

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ degenerate.

Adjective

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nondegenerate (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics, physics) Not degenerate.
    • 1995, Andreu Mas-Colell, Michael D. Whinston, and Jerry R. Green, Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press, page 595:
      In fanciful language, if our universe is nondegenerate, then so will be almost every world in it.

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nondegenerate (plural nondegenerates)

  1. (mathematics, physics) An instance or configuration that is not degenerate.