degree
/dɪˈɡɹiː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.94 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A completed curriculum of study in tertiary education.
noun
A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
noun
A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
noun
The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
noun
The dimensionality of a field extension.
noun
The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
noun
The number of logical connectives in a formula.
Example Sentences
- "She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree."
- "A right angle is a ninety-degree angle."
- "Most humans have a field of vision of almost 180 degrees."
- "212 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to 100 degrees Celsius."
- "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius."
- "A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2."