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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. 17. (noun) The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. 18. (noun) A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix. 19. (noun) 1/12 the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, as a measure of the totality of an eclipse. 20. (noun) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, the English digit of 1/16 foot (about 1.9 cm). 21. (noun) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe. 22. (noun) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals. 23. (verb) To point at or point out with the finger. 24. (noun) A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. 25. (noun) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall. 26. (noun) The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch. 27. (noun) A very short distance. 28. (noun) A small island