Degree

Degree, in the sense of measurement, is used to indicate:

• Comparative degree ("good", "better") and superlative degree ("best")
• Severity of similar crimes (in some jurisdictions) — for example first degree murder
• Intensity of a burn (from first degree to third degree)
• Level of kinship (consanguinity)
• Degree of inventiveness in inventions and patents
• Degree of separation in connectivity between groups
• Degree proof, the proof or alcohol content of a liquid measured in Degrees (0-175° in the UK, 0-200° in the USA).

Degree may also refer to:

In science:

• Degree (angle), a unit of angle measurement
• Degree (temperature), a unit of temperature measurement
• Degree (symbol), (°), a notation used in science, engineering and mathematics
• Degree API, a measure of density in the petroleum industry
• Degree Baumé, a couple of density scales
• Degree Brix, a measure of sugar concentration
• Degree of curvature, a unit of curvature measurement
• Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry)

In mathematics:

• Degree (mathematics)
• Degree of a polynomial
• Degree of a field extension
• Degree (graph theory)
• Degree (continuous map)
• Degrees of freedom (statistics)
• Degrees of freedom (engineering)

In education:

• Academic degree, an academic award or title requiring a longer study period than a diploma
• Foundation degree
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree
• Engineer's degree
• Specialist degree
• Ad eundem degree
• Honorary degree
• Lambeth degree
• External degree
• Vocational degree, an award in vocational education

Degree may also refer to:

• Degree (music), a particular note of a scale in relation to the tonic
• Degree (deodorant), a brand of antiperspirant
• A degree of initiation, often used in secret societies and some pagan religious groups - for example: Knights Templar (Freemason degree)