Degree (Noun)
Meaning 1
The highest power of a term or variable.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle".
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 3
The seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Meaning 4
A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 5
An award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 6
A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 7
A unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature".
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.