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1.NounA stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree."
2.NounA unit of measurement of angle equal to ⁄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.NounA unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit."212 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to 100 degrees Celsius.; Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius."
4.NounThe sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial."A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2."
5.NounThe dimensionality of a field extension."The set of complex numbers constitutes a field extension of degree 2 over the real numbers.; The Galois field
GF
(
125
)
=
GF
(
5
3
)
{\displaystyle \operatorname {GF} (125)=\operatorname {GF} (5^{3})}
has degree 3 over its subfield
GF
(
5
)
.
{\displaystyle \operatorname {GF} (5).}
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6.NounThe number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
7.NounThe number of logical connectives in a formula.
8.NounThe curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
9.NounA unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
10.NounAny of the stages (like positive, comparative, superlative, elative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
11.NounA step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
12.NounAn individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
13.NounA stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
14.NounA ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
15.NounOne's relative state or experience; way, manner.
16.NounThe amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent."To what degree do the two accounts of the accident concur?"