Degradation may refer to:

Science

* Degradation (geology), lowering of a fluvial surface by erosion * Degradation (telecommunications), of an electronic signal *

Biodegradation Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi. It is generally assumed to be a natural process, which differentiates it from composting. Composting is a human-driven process in which biodegrada ...

of organic substances by living organisms *

Environmental degradation Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment (biophysical), environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; an ...

in ecology * Land degradation, a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by a combination of human-induced processes acting upon the land * Polymer degradation, as plastics age

Other

* Elegant degradation, gradual rather than sudden * Graceful degradation, in a

fault-tolerant system Fault tolerance is the property that enables a system to continue operating properly in the event of the failure of one or more faults within some of its components. If its operating quality decreases at all, the decrease is proportional to the ...

* Degradation (knighthood), revocation of knighthood * Cashiering, whereby a military officer is dismissed for misconduct * Reduction in rank, whereby a military officer is reduced to a lower rank for misconduct * Degradation, the former ceremony of defrocking a disgraced priest * ''Degradation'', a song by the Violent Femmes, from '' Add It Up (1981–1993)''

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