Degree

1. (noun) 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.) 2. (noun) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference. 3. (noun) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. 4. (noun) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. 5. (noun) The dimensionality of a field extension. 6. (noun) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency. 7. (noun) The number of logical connectives in a formula. 8. (noun) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord. 9. (noun) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface. 10. (noun) (grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb. 11. (noun) (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder. 12. (noun) An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values. 13. (noun) A stage of rank or privilege; social standing. 14. (noun) (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent. 15. (noun) One's relative state or experience; way, manner. 16. (noun) The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.