degenerate vs inform

degenerate

adj
  • Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal; an immoral or corrupt person. 

  • Having lost good or desirable qualities. 

  • Having the same quantum energy level. 

  • Having multiple domain elements correspond to one element of the range. 

  • Having multiple different (linearly independent) eigenvectors. 

noun
  • One who is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature. 

verb
  • To cause to lose good or desirable qualities. 

  • To lose good or desirable qualities. 

inform

adj
  • Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed. 

verb
  • To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.). 

  • To act as an informer; denounce. 

  • To communicate knowledge to. 

  • To impart information or knowledge. 

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