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degree
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
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noun
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
“a moderate grade of intelligence”
noun
the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
“murder in the second degree”
noun
the highest power of a term or variable
noun
an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
“he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude”
noun
a measure for arcs and angles
“there are 360 degrees in a circle”
noun
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
“the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature”
noun
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
“a remarkable degree of frankness”
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a moderate grade of intelligence
a high level of care is required
it is all a matter of degree
murder in the second degree
a second degree burn
he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude
there are 360 degrees in a circle
the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature
a remarkable degree of frankness
at what stage are the social sciences?
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