noun
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
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Examples
- a moderate grade of intelligence
- a high level of care is required
- it is all a matter of degree
noun
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
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Examples
- a remarkable degree of frankness
- at what stage are the social sciences?
noun
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
Synonyms
academic degree
Examples
- he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude
noun
a measure for arcs and angles
Synonyms
arcdegree
Examples
- there are 360 degrees in a circle
noun
the highest power of a term or variable
noun
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
Examples
- the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature
noun
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
Examples
- murder in the second degree
- a second degree burn