Deg

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noun

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

Synonyms: arcdegree, °, °, °, °

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