DEGREES

A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

Example: "A moderate grade of intelligence"

A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Example: "A remarkable degree of frankness"

An award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study

Example: "He earned his degree at princeton summa cum laude"

A measure for arcs and angles

Example: "There are 360 degrees in a circle"

The highest power of a term or variable

A unit of temperature on a specified scale

Example: "The game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"

The seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)

Example: "Murder in the second degree"