Definition of "Degree" :

noun: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

"It is all a matter of degree."

noun: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)

"Murder in the second degree."

noun: the highest power of a term or variable

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

"He earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude."

noun: a measure for arcs and angles

"There are 360 degrees in a circle."

noun: a unit of temperature on a specified scale

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

noun: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

"A remarkable degree of frankness."