Degenerate

Degenerate

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To become worse or inferior.

degenerate

Art history; Visual arts

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degeneration

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An example of a definition that stretches the definition to an absurd degree.

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asymptote

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A line or curve that the graph of a relation approaches more and more closely the further the graph is followed.

augmented matrix

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average rate of change

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axis of reflection

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The "mirror line" of a reflection. That is, the line across which a reflection takes place.

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