degree

Definitions

1. noun

   A title given by a college or university after you finish a course of study.

   Examples

   • She earned her degree in biology.
   • He is working toward a master's degree.
2. noun

   A unit for measuring angles.

   Examples

   • A right angle is ninety degrees.
   • A full circle has 360 degrees.
   ≈°≈arcdegree
3. noun

   A unit for measuring temperature.

   Examples

   • Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
   • It was thirty degrees outside today.
   š
4. noun

   A unit used with latitude and longitude to show a place on Earth.

   Examples

   • Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees.
   • The ship was forty degrees north of the equator.
   šš
5. noun

   One of the forms of an adjective, such as good, better and best.

   Examples

   • Faster is the comparative degree of fast.
   • Best is the superlative degree of good.
6. noun

   A measure of how sharply a curve bends.

   Examples

   • Engineers measured the curve of the road in degrees.
   • A sharper curve has a higher degree.
7. noun

   In math, the highest power in a polynomial.

   Examples

   • The polynomial x cubed plus 2x has a degree of three.
   • A quadratic equation has a degree of two.
8. noun

   In advanced math, the size of a field extension.

   Examples

   • The extension had a degree of six.
   • An extension of degree two is called quadratic.
9. noun

   In graph theory, the number of lines meeting at a point.

   Examples

   • Each point in the graph has a degree.
   • A point with degree zero has no links at all.
10. noun

    In logic, the number of connecting words in a formula.

    Examples

    • The degree of the formula is the number of connectives in it.
    • A formula with a higher degree is harder to solve.