Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Mar 4, 2019Poll: In what sense do you primarily use or hear the term “degenerate”?Noun: Social pariah57.8%Math/physics sense13.5%Verb for decay/collapse27.4%New word for me1.2%325 votes·Final results111
dorian@doriantaylor·Mar 4, 2019Replying to @vgrisn't the math/physics sense still like busted/trivial/pathological?1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @doriantaylorWell it specifically refers to a system with zero-information dimensions. Like 3 collinear points is a degenerate triangle. Your adjectives are possible valuation terms for such states but not central to the math itself.10:06 PM · Mar 4, 20193 Likes
dorian@doriantaylor·Mar 4, 2019Replying to @vgryeah i meant "busted" like "has no meaningful information" or has a singularity or something11