{{Wiktionary|degree|dégrée|dégréé}}

'''Degree''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}

== As a unit of measurement == * Degree (angle), a unit of angle measurement ** Degree of geographical latitude ** Degree of geographical longitude * Degree symbol (°), a notation used in science, engineering, and mathematics * Degree (temperature), any of various units of temperature measurement * Degree API, a measure of density in the petroleum industry * Degree Baumé, a pair of density scales * Degree Brix, a measure of sugar concentration * Degree Gay-Lussac, a measure of the alcohol content of a liquid by volume, ranging from 0° to 100° * Degree proof, or simply proof, the alcohol content of a liquid, ranging from 0° to 175° in the UK, and from 0° to 200° in the U.S. * Degree of curvature, a unit of curvature measurement, used in civil engineering * Degrees of freedom (mechanics), the number of displacements or rotations needed to define the position and orientation of a body * Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry), a concept describing dependence on a countable set of parameters * Degree of frost, a unit of temperature measurement * Degrees Lintner, a measure of enzymatic activity * Degrees Lovibond, a measure of transparency * Degree of unsaturation, in organic chemistry, also known as the index of hydrogen deficiency or rings plus double bonds * dGH, degrees of general hardness of water * Degree of carbonate hardness of water (degree KH)

== In mathematics{{anchor|In mathematics}} ==

* Degree of a polynomial, the exponent of its term with the highest exponent * Degree of a field extension * Degree of an algebraic number field, its degree as a field extension of the rational numbers * Degree of an algebraic variety * Degree (graph theory), or valency, the number of edges incident to a vertex of a graph * Degree of a continuous mapping, a generalization of winding number * Degrees of freedom, the number of parameters of a system that may vary independently * Degree of a character in representation theory * Degree of unsolvability in recursion theory * Degree of a central simple algebra * Degree of a permutation group, the number of elements that are permuted * Degree of a differential equation, the power of the highest derivative therein * Degree of a {{mvar|n}}th root

== In education ==

Academic degree, an academic rank, title or award * Substantive degree ranks from lowest to highest ** Academic certificate ** Foundation degree ** Associate's degree ** Bachelor's degree ** Master's degree ** Doctorate degree ** Professional degree * Particular degrees (focus or method) ** Engineer's degree ** Specialist degree ** Lambeth degree ** External degree ** Microdegree * Honorary degrees ** Ad eundem degree ** Honorary degree * Other ** Vocational degree ** Honours degree

== Other measures ==

* Degree (music), identification of a note in a scale by its relation to the tonic * Degree of inventiveness in inventions and patents * Degree of separation in connectivity between groups (''first degree'' is closest) * Degree of relationship, in kinship between individuals (''first degree'' is closest) ** Consanguinity, or level of kinship * Comparison (grammar) - degrees of comparison include positive, comparative, and superlative (e.g. "good", "better", and "best", respectively) * The severity of a crime, e.g., first degree murder (''first degree'' is worst) * The intensity of a burn (the higher the worse) * A level of initiation, often used in fraternal organizations * A ranking of black belt, in certain martial arts

== People ==

* Asha Jaquilla Degree (born 1990), an American child who went missing in 2000

== Brands ==

* Da Degrees, Canadian record label and hip hop collective * Degree (deodorant), a brand of antiperspirant

== Other uses ==

* Degree (freemasonry) * Degree of Knights Templar (Freemasonry), a special case of a ''degree'' in freemasonry

== See also == * Grad (disambiguation) * Grade (disambiguation)

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