Etymology : Middle English, from Old French degré, from Vulgar Latin degradus, from Latin de- + gradus
Pronunciation : di-grE
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. rank, extent; unit of measurement of temperature and angles; aunits of measuremen of temperature; academic title received after completing a program of studies at a university or college. degree\de*gree"\ , n. [f. degré, of. degret, fr. ll. degradare. see:
degrade.].
2. a step, stair, or staircase. [obs.] by ladders, or else by degree. of r.
3. one of a series of progressive steps upward or downward, in quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in progression; grade; gradation; as, degrees of vice and virtue; to advance by slow degrees; degree of comparison.
4. the point or step of progression to which a person has arrived; rank or station in life; position. "a dame of high degree." "a knight is your degree." "lord or lady of high degree.".
5. measure of advancement; quality; extent; as, tastes differ in kind as well as in degree. the degree of excellence which proclaims genius, is different in different times and different places. j. reynolds.
6. grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college or university, in recognition of their attainments; as, the degree of bachelor of arts, master, doctor, etc.note: in the united states diplomas are usually given as the evidence of a degree conferred. in the humanities the first degree is that of bachelor of arts (b. a. or a. b.); the second that of master of arts (m. a. or a. m.). the degree of bachelor (of arts, science, divinity, law, etc.) is conferred upon those who complete a prescribed course of undergraduate study. the first degree in medicine is that of doctor of medicine (m. d.). the degrees of master and doctor are sometimes conferred, in course, upon those who have completed certain prescribed postgraduate studies, as doctor of philosophy (ph. d.); but more frequently the degree of doctor is conferred as a complimentary recognition of eminent services in science or letters, or for public services or distinction (as doctor of laws (ll. d.) or doctor of divinity (d. d.), when they are called honorary degrees. the youth attained his bachelor's degree, and left the university.
7. (genealogy) a certain distance or remove in the line of descent, determining the proximity of blood; one remove in the chain of relationship; as, a relation in the third or fourth degree. in the 11th century an opinion began to gain ground in italy, that third cousins might marry, being in the seventh degree according to the civil law.
8. (arith.) three figures taken together in numeration; thus, 140 is one degree, 222,140 two degrees.
9. (algebra) state as indicated by sum of exponents; more particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its literal factors; thus, a2b3c is a term of the sixth degree. the degree of a power, or radical, is denoted by its index, that of an equation by the greatest sum of the exponents of the unknown quantities in any term; thus, ax4 + bx2 = c, and mx2y2 + nyx = p, are both equations of the fourth degree.
10. (trig.) a 360th part of the circumference of a circle, which part is taken as the principal unit of measure for arcs and angles. the degree is divided into 60 minutes and the minute into 60 seconds.
11. a division, space, or interval, marked on a mathematical or other instrument, as on a thermometer.
12. (mus.) a line or space of the staff.note: the short lines and their spaces are added degrees.
13. A step, stair, or staircase.
14. One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward, in quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in progression; grade; gradation; as, degrees of vice and virtue; to advance by slow degrees; degree of comparison.
15. The point or step of progression to which a person has arrived; rank or station in life; position.
16. Measure of advancement; quality; extent; as, tastes differ in kind as well as in degree.
17. Grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college or university, in recognition of their attainments; as, the degree of bachelor of arts, master, doctor, etc.
18. A certain distance or remove in the line of descent, determining the proximity of blood; one remove in the chain of relationship; as, a relation in the third or fourth degree.
19. Three figures taken together in numeration; thus, 140 is one degree, 222,140 two degrees.
20. State as indicated by sum of exponents; more particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its literal factors; thus, a2b3c is a term of the sixth degree.
21. The degree of a power, or radical, is denoted by its index, that of an equation by the greatest sum of the exponents of the unknown quantities in any term; thus, ax4 + bx2 = c, and mx2y2 + nyx = p, are both equations of the fourth degree.
22. A 360th part of the circumference of a circle, which part is taken as the principal unit of measure for arcs and angles.
23. The degree is divided into 60 minutes and the minute into 60 seconds.
24. A division, space, or interval, marked on a mathematical or other instrument, as on a thermometer. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" the seriousness of something ; "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn" the highest power of a term or variable a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature" a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?".
25. 1. You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt. These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection Politicians have used television with varying degrees of success. If something has a degree of a particular quality, it has a small but significant amount of that quality. Their wages do, however, allow them a degree of independence.
26. A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as °, for example 23°. It's over 80 degrees outside.
27. A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as °, for example 23°. It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees.
28. A degree at a university or college is a course of study that you take there, or the qualification that you get when you have passed the course. He took a master's degree in economics at Yale. the first year of a degree course. see also:
first-degree, second-degree, third-degree.
29. If something happens by degrees, it happens slowly and gradually. The crowd in Robinson's Coffee-House was thinning, but only by degrees. = gradually.
30. vagueness You use expressions such as to some degree, to a large degree, or to a certain degree in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true. These statements are, to some degree, all correct.
31. vagueness You use expressions such as to what degree and to the degree that when you are discussing how true a statement is, or in what ways it is true. To what degree would you say you had control over things that went on? = to what extent, to the extent that.
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