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   degree

   /dɪˈɡriː/

   noun

   • 1. the amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present: "a degree of caution is probably wise" Similar levelstagepointrungstandardgradegradationmarkamountextentmeasuremagnitudeintensitystrengthproportionratio
   • 2. a unit of measurement of angles, one ninetieth of a right angle or the angle subtended by one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle: "set at an angle of 45 degrees"
   • 3. a unit in any of various scales of temperature, intensity, or hardness: "water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
   • ▪ each of a set of grades (usually three) used to classify burns according to their severity.
   • ▪ a legal grade of crime or offence, especially murder: "second-degree murder"
   • ▪ a step in direct genealogical descent: "second-degree relatives"
   • ▪ a position in a musical scale, counting upwards from the tonic or fundamental note: "the lowered third degree of the scale"
   • ▪ the class into which an equation falls according to the highest power of unknowns or variables present: "an equation of the second degree"
   • ▪ any of the three steps on the scale of comparison of gradable adjectives and adverbs, namely positive, comparative, and superlative.
   • ▪ a rank in an order of freemasonry.
   • ▪ a thing placed like a step in a series; a tier or row. archaic
   • 4. an academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course, or conferred as an honour on a distinguished person: "a degree in zoology"
   • 5. social or official rank: archaic "persons of unequal degree" Similar social classsocial statusrankstanding/position in societydated:stationarchaic:estatecondition

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘step’, ‘tier’, ‘rank’, or ‘relative state’): from Old French, based on Latin de- ‘down’ + gradus ‘step or grade’.

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   • 1. degreeless adjective

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   What does degree mean?

   • : a step in a direct line of descent or in the line of ascent to a common ancestor Note: Crimes are rated by degrees for the purpose of imposing more severe punishments for more serious crimes. also : a measure of negligence especially in connection with bailments see also care, negligence Nglish: Translation of degree for Spanish Speakers

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   • This is often of great advantage, as the strength of repose is expressed to a great degree in restraint of movement. Degree definition: any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale.. See examples of DEGREE used in a sentence.

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   What is a high degree?

   • any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale. We followed the degrees of her recovery with joy. a high degree of mastery. To what degree will he cooperate? His uncouth behavior showed him to be a man of low degree.

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   What is a degree in physics?

   • A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as °, for example 23°. It's over 80 degrees outside. Pure water sometimes does not freeze until it reaches minus 40 degrees Celsius. A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude.

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   What is a degree in math?

   • A unit for measuring an angle or an arc of a circle. One degree is 1 360 of the circumference of a circle. This unit used to measure latitude or longitude on the Earth's surface. The greatest sum of the exponents of the variables in a term of a polynomial or polynomial equation. For example, x 3 + 2 xy + x is of the third degree.

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   noun. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality. “it is all a matter of degree ”. synonyms: grade, level. see more. high level or degree; the property of being intense. the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground. a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.)

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    A degree is a mark, grade, level, phase, or point in any scale, measure, or scope. It can also refer to a unit of temperature, angle, latitude, longitude, or academic title. See different meanings and usage of degree in various fields and contexts.