degeneracy pressure
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Related to degeneracy pressure: Neutron degeneracy pressure
degeneracy pressure
(di-jen -er-ă-see) See degenerate matter.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
degeneracy pressure
[di′jen·ə·rə·sē ‚presh·ər] (statistical mechanics)
The pressure exerted by a degenerate electron or neutron gas.
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