# Degree

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'''Degree''' may refer to:
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== As a unit of measurement ==
* [Degree (angle)](/source/Degree_(angle)), a unit of angle measurement
** Degree of geographical [latitude](/source/latitude)
** Degree of geographical [longitude](/source/longitude)
* [Degree symbol](/source/Degree_symbol) (°), a notation used in science, engineering, and mathematics 
* [Degree (temperature)](/source/Degree_(temperature)), any of various units of temperature measurement
* [Degree API](/source/Degree_API), a measure of density in the petroleum industry
* [Degree Baumé](/source/Degree_Baum%C3%A9), a pair of density scales
* [Degree Brix](/source/Degree_Brix), a measure of sugar concentration
* [Degree Gay-Lussac](/source/Degree_Gay-Lussac), a measure of the alcohol content of a liquid by volume, ranging from 0° to 100°
* [Degree proof](/source/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](/source/Degree_of_curvature), a unit of curvature measurement, used in civil engineering
* [Degrees of freedom (mechanics)](/source/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)](/source/Degrees_of_freedom_(physics_and_chemistry)), a concept describing dependence on a countable set of parameters
* [Degree of frost](/source/Degree_of_frost), a unit of temperature measurement
* [Degrees Lintner](/source/Degrees_Lintner), a measure of enzymatic activity
* [Degrees Lovibond](/source/Degrees_Lovibond), a measure of transparency
* [Degree of unsaturation](/source/Degree_of_unsaturation), in organic chemistry, also known as the index of hydrogen deficiency or rings plus double bonds
* [dGH](/source/dGH), degrees of general hardness of water
* Degree of [carbonate hardness](/source/carbonate_hardness) of water (degree KH)

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

* [Degree of a polynomial](/source/Degree_of_a_polynomial), the exponent of its term with the highest exponent
* [Degree of a field extension](/source/Degree_of_a_field_extension)
* Degree of an [algebraic number field](/source/algebraic_number_field), its degree as a field extension of the rational numbers
* [Degree of an algebraic variety](/source/Degree_of_an_algebraic_variety)
* [Degree (graph theory)](/source/Degree_(graph_theory)), or valency, the number of edges incident to a vertex of a graph
* [Degree of a continuous mapping](/source/Degree_of_a_continuous_mapping), a generalization of winding number
* [Degrees of freedom](/source/Degrees_of_freedom), the number of parameters of a system that may vary independently
* [Degree of a character](/source/Degree_of_a_character) in representation theory
* [Degree of unsolvability](/source/Degree_of_unsolvability) in recursion theory
* [Degree of a central simple algebra](/source/Degree_of_a_central_simple_algebra)
* [Degree of a permutation group](/source/Degree_of_a_permutation_group), the number of elements that are permuted
* [Degree of a differential equation](/source/Degree_of_a_differential_equation), the power of the highest derivative therein
* [Degree of a {{mvar|n}}th root](/source/Nth_root)

== In education ==

[Academic degree](/source/Academic_degree), an academic rank, title or award
* Substantive degree ranks from lowest to highest
** [Academic certificate](/source/Academic_certificate)
** [Foundation degree](/source/Foundation_degree)
** [Associate's degree](/source/Associate's_degree)
** [Bachelor's degree](/source/Bachelor's_degree)
** [Master's degree](/source/Master's_degree)
** [Doctorate degree](/source/Doctorate_degree)
** [Professional degree](/source/Professional_degree)
* Particular degrees (focus or method)
** [Engineer's degree](/source/Engineer's_degree)
** [Specialist degree](/source/Specialist_degree)
** [Lambeth degree](/source/Lambeth_degree)
** [External degree](/source/External_degree)
** [Microdegree](/source/Microdegree)
* Honorary degrees
** [Ad eundem degree](/source/Ad_eundem_degree)
** [Honorary degree](/source/Honorary_degree)
* Other
** [Vocational degree](/source/Vocational_degree)
** [Honours degree](/source/Honours_degree)

== Other measures ==

* [Degree (music)](/source/Degree_(music)), identification of a note in a scale by its relation to the tonic
* [Degree of inventiveness](/source/Degree_of_inventiveness) in inventions and patents
* [Degree of separation](/source/Degree_of_separation) in connectivity between groups (''first degree'' is closest)
* [Degree of relationship](/source/Degree_of_relationship), in [kinship](/source/kinship) between individuals (''first degree'' is closest)
** [Consanguinity](/source/Consanguinity), or level of kinship
* [Comparison (grammar)](/source/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](/source/first_degree_murder) (''first degree'' is worst)
* The intensity of a [burn](/source/Burn_(injury)) (the higher the worse)
* A level of [initiation](/source/initiation), often used in fraternal organizations
* A ranking of [black belt](/source/Black_belt_(martial_arts)), in certain martial arts

== People ==

* [Asha Jaquilla Degree](/source/Asha_Jaquilla_Degree) (born 1990), an American child who went missing in 2000

== Brands ==

* [Da Degrees](/source/Da_Degrees), Canadian record label and hip hop collective
* [Degree (deodorant)](/source/Rexona), a brand of antiperspirant

== Other uses ==

* [Degree (freemasonry)](/source/Degree_(freemasonry))
* Degree of [Knights Templar (Freemasonry)](/source/Knights_Templar_(Freemasonry)), a special case of a ''degree'' in freemasonry

== See also ==
* [Grad (disambiguation)](/source/Grad_(disambiguation))
* [Grade (disambiguation)](/source/Grade_(disambiguation))

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