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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.)
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She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree.
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A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.
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A right angle is a ninety-degree angle.
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A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
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180 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 100 degrees Celsius.
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The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
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A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2.
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The dimensionality of a field extension.
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The Galois field \operatorname{GF}(125) = \operatorname{GF}(5^3) has degree 3 over its subfield \operatorname{GF}(5).
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The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
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The number of logical connectives in a formula.
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The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
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A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
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(grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
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(obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
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An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
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A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
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(genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
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One's relative state or experience; way, manner.
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The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.
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To what degree do the two accounts of the accident concur?