Definitions For Degree

noun

• A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
• The seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
• The highest power of a term or variable
• An award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
• A measure for arcs and angles
• A unit of temperature on a specified scale
• A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
• A unit for measuring temperature
• A unit for measuring the size of an angle
• An amount or level that can be measured or compared to another amount or level