degree

Meaning

1. A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
2. A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
3. A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
4. The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
5. The dimensionality of a field extension.
6. The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
7. The number of logical connectives in a formula.
8. The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
9. A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
10. Any of the stages (like positive, comparative, superlative, elative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
11. A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
12. An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
13. A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
14. A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
15. One's relative state or experience; way, manner.
16. The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.

Concepts

degree

grade

level

extent

rank

amount

measure

stage

standard

title

class

diploma

point

quantity

rate

limit

quality

order

heading

academic degree

dimension

certificate

step

style

number

caste

row

qualification

tier

phase

power

pitch

size

caption

designation

weight

scope

name

kind

relation

gradation

arcdegree

manner

station

bound

mark

volume

magnitude

space

system

Baume

authority

credential

higher education diploma

higher education qualification

bounds

of the order of

duty

lot

one’s status

one’s lot

lineage

address

criminal record

type

testimonial

series

shade

variation

nobility

sheepskin

obtain a post

office

summa cum laude

way

wise

respect

height

d

budget

D

dr

honour

proportion

also

both

island

university degree

merit

fold

estate

destiny

doom

fate

fortune

kismet

predestination

kilowatt-hour

dimensionality

second-rate

secondary

sequence

cascade

thermometer

condition

state

graduation

steep

gravity

severity

severity code

cut

grad

layer

plane

platen

examination

chapter

period

range

angle measurement

collegiate

score

according to

as

in accordance with

appellation

status

about

abundance

quantum

sum

area

gauge

extreme

first

second

time

last

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɡɹiː/

Etymology

From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.

Sentences

Give them a little third degree .

The F-mount has a significant degree of both backward and forward compatibility .