👉 In mathematics, a degeneration is a process in which a function or an object undergoes a change of sign. This can be applied to both real and complex numbers. For example, consider the function f(x) = x^2 - 3x + 1. If we apply the operation of taking the derivative (f'(x)), we get: f'(x) = d/dx (x^2 - 3x + 1) = 2x - 3