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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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