degree

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĭgrē', IPA: /dɪˈɡɹiː/

Noun

degree (plural degrees)

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.)
   • She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree.
2. (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
   • A right angle is a ninety-degree angle.
   • Most humans have a field of vision of almost 180 degrees.
3. (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
   • 180 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 100 degrees Celsius.
   • Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
4. (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
   • A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2.
5. (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension.
   • The set of complex numbers constitutes a field extension of degree 2 over the real numbers.
   • The Galois field $\mathrm{GF}\left(125\right)=\mathrm{GF}\left(5^3\right)$has degree 3 over its subfield $\mathrm{GF}\left(5\right).$
6. (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
7. (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
8. (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
9. (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
10. (grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
11. (obsolete outside heraldry) 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. (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
15. (now rare) One's relative state or experience; way, manner.
16. The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.
    • To what degree do the two accounts of the accident concur?

Anagrams

• re-edge

Noun

degree

1. Alternative form of decre

Noun

degree

1. Alternative form of degre