Definition of Degree

Noun

• the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
  "murder in the second degree"
  "a second degree burn"
  
• a unit of temperature on a specified scale
  "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
  
• the highest power of a term or variable
  
• a measure for arcs and angles
  "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
  - arcdegree
• 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"
  - academic degree
• 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?"
  level stage point
• 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"
  grade level

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