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1. n. (obsolete, outside, heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder. | |
2. n. An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values. | |
3. n. A stage of rank or privilege; social standing. | |
4. n. (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent. | |
5. n. (now rare) One's relative state or experience; way, manner. | |
6. n. The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. | |
To what degree do the two accounts of the accident concur? | |
7. n. 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 Uni | |
She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree. | |
8. n. (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference. | |
A right angle is a ninety degree angle. | |
Most humans have a field of vision of almost 180 degrees. | |
9. n. (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. | |
90 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 32.2 degrees Celsius. | |
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. | |
10. n. (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. | |
A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2. | |
11. n. (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension. | |
The set of complex numbers constitutes a field extension of degree 2 over the real numbers. | |
The Galois field\operatornameGF(125) = \operatornameGF(5^3) has degree 3 over its subfield\operatornameGF(5). | |
12. n. (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency. | |
13. n. (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula. | |
14. n. (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord. | |
15. n. (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface. | |
16. n. (grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb. | |