noun
- plural of nondegenerate; things or entities that are not degenerate; in mathematics, objects (such as matrices or conics) that retain full rank or essential properties
Usage: technical; mathematics
verb
- third-person singular present tense of 'nondegenerate' (rare usage); does not degenerate or decline in quality or function
Usage: rare; technical
Examples
- In linear algebra, the study of nondegenerates matrices is essential for solving systems of equations.
- The mathematician proved that only nondegenerates conics satisfy the given conditions.
- These nondegenerates forms retain their geometric properties under transformation.
- The algorithm identifies nondegenerates solutions within the parameter space.
- Unlike their degenerate counterparts, nondegenerates cases exhibit full dimensionality.