Degree

Degree may refer to:

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

 * 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 $n$th root

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

Vocational degree, an award in vocational education

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