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degree n. [
grade, level] a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
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degree n. [
level, stage, point] 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?"
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degree n. [
academic degree] 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"
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degree n. [
arcdegree] a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
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degree n. the highest power of a term or variable
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