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1. Degree
   In music, a degree is a line or space of the staff. The short lines and their spaces are added degrees.
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2. degree
   Type: Term Pronunciation: dĕ-grē′ Definitions: 1. One of the divisions on the scale of a measuring instrument such as a thermometer, barometer, etc. see Comparative Temperature Scales appendix. 2. The 360th part of the circumference of a circle. 3. A position or rank within a graded ...
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3. degree
   The degree (or valency) of a node in a graph is the number of edges joined to it.
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4. degree
   [n] - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process 2. [n] - a unit of temperature on a specified scale 3. [n] - a measure for arcs and angles 4. [n] - the highest power of a term or variable 5. [n] - the seriousness of something (e.g., a...
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5. Degree
   Qualification awarded after the successful completion of undergraduate study. BA (Bachelor of Arts) for a first degree in Arts and BSc (Bachelor of Science) for a first degree in Science, are the two most common undergraduate degrees. Degrees can be studied as a single subject (single honours), two ...
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6. Degree
   An academic title given by a college or university to a student who has completed a course of study. Also often used to refer to the process of studying for this title, as in ‘I`m doing my degree at Glamorgan!`
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7. Degree
   An incremental value in the temperature scale, i.e., there are 100° between the ice point and the boiling point of water in the Celsius scale and 180°F between the same two points in the Fahrenheit scale.
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8. degree
   A unit for measuring angles and temperature
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9. degree
   the unit of temperature difference, usually defined as a certain fraction of the fundamental interval in a temperature scale, after which the degree is named Category: Mechanical engineering • degree:a title conferred upon students by a college,university or professional school upon comp...
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10. Degree
    De·gree' noun [ French degré , Old French degret , from Late Latin degradare . See Degrade .] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [ Obsolete] « By ladders, or else by degree .» Rom. of R. ...
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11. degree
    1. A step, stair, or staircase. 'By ladders, or else by degree.' (Rom. Of R) ... 2. 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 co...
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12. degree
    grade noun 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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13. degree
    noun the highest power of a term or variable
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14. degree
    arcdegree noun a measure for arcs and angles; `there are 360 degrees in a circle`
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15. degree
    stage noun 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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16. degree
    (dә-gre´) a grade or rank within a series, especially a rank awarded to scholars by a college or university. a unit of measure of temperature. a unit of measure of arcs and angles, one degree being 1/360 of a circle. one of the ranks or stages in a progressive series. ...
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17. Degree
    • (n.) The point or step of progression to which a person has arrived; rank or station in life; position. • (n.) A line or space of the staff. • (n.) Grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college or university, in recognition of their attainments; as, the degree of bachelo...
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18. degree
    (from the article `criminal law`) The common-law tradition distinguishes four degrees of participation in crime. One who commits the act `with his own hand` is a principal in the ...
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19. degree
    (from the article `mathematics`) Lagrange presented a detailed analysis of the solution by radicals of second-, third-, and fourth-degree equations and investigated why these ...
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20. degree
    (from the article `formal logic`) ...symbols designed to stand for functions. The notion of a function may be sufficiently explained for present purposes as follows: There is said to ...
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21. degree
    (from the article `trigonometry`) Numerical values can be assigned to angles by selecting a unit of measure. The most common units are the degree and the radian. There are 360° in a ...
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22. degree
    (from the article `graph theory`) An important number associated with each vertex is its degree; this is defined as the number of edges that enter or exit from it—thus, a loop ...
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23. degree
    in education, any of several titles conferred by colleges and universities to indicate the completion of a course of study or the extent of academic ... [3 related articles]
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24. DEGREE
    A measure of temperature difference representing a single division on a temperature scale. Related terms: Celsius, Fahrentheit, and Kelvin
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25. Degree
    This word is derived from the French 'degre,' taken from the Latin 'gradus,' and literally signifies a step in a stairway or the round of a ladder.
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