nondegenerate

See also: non-degenerate

English

Alternative forms

• non-degenerate

Etymology

From non- +‎ degenerate.

Adjective

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.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: ei-degeneroitunut, ei-degeneratiivinen
• German: nichtentartet
• Polish: nie mający wielu wektorów własnych

Noun

nondegenerate (plural nondegenerates)

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