As a unit of measurement

• Degree symbol
  Degree symbol
  The degree symbol is a typographical symbol that is used, among other things, to represent degrees of arc or degrees of temperature...
  
  , (°), a notation used in science, engineering and mathematics
• Degree (angle)
  Degree (angle)
  A degree , usually denoted by ° , is a measurement of plane angle, representing 1⁄360 of a full rotation; one degree is equivalent to π/180 radians...
  
  , a unit of angle measurement
• Degree in geographic coordinate system
  Geographic coordinate system
  A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position...
  
  
• Degree (temperature)
  Degree (temperature)
  The term degree is used in several scales of temperature. The symbol ° is usually used, followed by the initial letter of the unit, for example “°C” for degree Celsius...
  
  , a unit 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
  Degree of curvature
  Degree of curve or degree of curvature is a measure of curvature of a circular arc used in civil engineering for its easy use in layout surveying....
  
  , a unit of curvature measurement, used in civil engineering
• Degrees of freedom (mechanics), the number of displacements and/or rotations needed to define the position and orientation of a body
• Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry)
  Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry)
  A degree of freedom is an independent physical parameter, often called a dimension, in the formal description of the state of a physical system...
  
  , a concept describing dependence on a countable set of parameters
• Degree of frost
  Degree of frost
  A degree of frost is a non-standard unit of measure for air temperature meaning degrees below melting point of water...
  
  , a unit of temperature measurement
• Degree of unsaturation
  Degree of unsaturation
  The degree of unsaturation formula is used in organic chemistry to help draw chemical structures. The formula lets the user determine how many rings, double bonds, and triple bonds are present in the compound to be drawn...
  
  , in organic chemistry, also known as the index of hydrogen deficiency or rings plus double bonds
• dGH
  DGH
  Degrees of general hardness is a unit of water hardness, specifically of general hardness.General hardness is a measure of the concentration of metal divalent ions such as calcium and magnesium per volume of water...
  
  , degrees of general hardness of water
• Degree of carbonate hardness
  Carbonate hardness
  Carbonate hardness, or carbonate alkalinity is a measure of the alkalinity of water caused by the presence of carbonate and bicarbonate anions. It is usually expressed either as parts per million , or in degrees KH...
  
   of water (degree KH)

In mathematics

• Degree (mathematics)
  Degree (mathematics)
  In mathematics, there are several meanings of degree depending on the subject.- Unit of angle :A degree , usually denoted by ° , is a measurement of a plane angle, representing 1⁄360 of a turn...
  
  , with several meanings
• Degree of a polynomial
  Degree of a polynomial
  The degree of a polynomial represents the highest degree of a polynominal's terms , should the polynomial be expressed in canonical form . The degree of an individual term is the sum of the exponents acting on the term's variables...
  
  , the exponent of the term with the highest exponent
• Degree of a field extension
  Degree of a field extension
  In mathematics, more specifically field theory, the degree of a field extension is a rough measure of the "size" of the extension. The concept plays an important role in many parts of mathematics, including algebra and number theory — indeed in any area where fields appear prominently.-...
  
  
• The degree of an algebraic number field
  Algebraic number field
  In mathematics, an algebraic number field F is a finite field extension of the field of rational numbers Q...
  
  , its degree as a field extension of the rational numbers
• Degree (graph theory)
  Degree (graph theory)
  In graph theory, the degree of a vertex of a graph is the number of edges incident to the vertex, with loops counted twice. The degree of a vertex v is denoted \deg. The maximum degree of a graph G, denoted by Δ, and the minimum degree of a graph, denoted by δ, are the maximum and minimum degree...
  
  , or valency, the number of edges incident to a vertex of a graph
• Degree of a continuous mapping
  Degree of a continuous mapping
  In topology, the degree is a numerical invariant that describes a continuous mapping between two compact oriented manifolds of the same dimension. Intuitively, the degree represents the number of times that the domain manifold wraps around the range manifold under the mapping...
  
  
• Degrees of freedom (statistics)
  Degrees of freedom (statistics)
  In statistics, the number of degrees of freedom is the number of values in the final calculation of a statistic that are free to vary.Estimates of statistical parameters can be based upon different amounts of information or data. The number of independent pieces of information that go into the...
  
  , the number of values in the final calculation of a statistic that are free to vary

In education

• Academic degree
  Academic degree
  An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
  
  , an academic rank, title or award, including:
  • Foundation degree
    Foundation degree
    The Foundation Degree is a vocational qualification introduced by the government of the United Kingdom in September 2001, which is available in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
    
    
  • Associate's degree
    Associate's degree
    An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
    
    
  • Bachelor's degree
    Bachelor's degree
    A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
    
    
  • Master's degree
    Master's degree
    A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
    
    
  • Doctorate
    Doctorate
    A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
    
    
  • Engineer's degree
    Engineer's degree
    An engineer's degree is an advanced academic degree in engineering that is conferred in Europe, some countries of Latin America, and a few institutions in the United States....
    
    
  • Specialist degree
    Specialist degree
    -The Specialist degree in the Commonwealth of Independent States:The specialist degree was the only first degree in the former Soviet Union and currently is being phased out by the bakalvr's - magister's degrees....
    
    
  • Ad eundem degree
    Ad eundem degree
    An ad eundem degree is a courtesy degree awarded by one university or college to an alumnus of another. The recipient of the ad eundem degree is often a faculty member at the institution where he or she is receiving the honor....
    
    
  • Honorary degree
    Honorary degree
    An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
    
    
  • Lambeth degree
    Lambeth degree
    A Lambeth degree is an academic degree conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury under the authority of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 as successor of the papal legate in England...
    
    
  • External degree
    External degree
    An external degree is a degree offered by a university to students who have not been required to be physically present within the geographic territory of the institution. These undergraduates may be called external students and may study at classes unconnected with the university, or independently,...
    
    
• Vocational degree, an award in vocational education

Other measures

• Degree (music)
  Degree (music)
  In music theory, a scale degree or scale step is the name of a particular note of a scale in relation to the tonic...
  
  , 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
  Degree of relationship
  Degree of relationship is a measurement of kinship, and may generally be measured as either one vertical or horizontal step in a standard family tree....
  
  , in kinship
  Kinship
  Kinship is a relationship between any entities that share a genealogical origin, through either biological, cultural, or historical descent. And descent groups, lineages, etc. are treated in their own subsections....
  
   between individuals (first degree is closest)
  • Consanguinity
    Consanguinity
    Consanguinity refers to the property of being from the same kinship as another person. In that respect, consanguinity is the quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person...
    
    , or level of kinship
• The positive
  Positive (linguistics)
  Positive is the form of an adjective or adverb on which comparative and superlative are formed, in English, with the suffixes -ier, -lier, -iest, or -liest, or the forms more/less for polysyllabic adjectives/adverbs. In English, good is a positive adjectival form corresponding to the comparative...
  
  , comparative
  Comparative
  In grammar, the comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb which denotes the degree or grade by which a person, thing, or other entity has a property or quality greater or less in extent than that of another, and is used in this context with a subordinating conjunction, such as than,...
  
  , and superlative
  Superlative
  In grammar, the superlative is the form of an adjective that indicates that the person or thing modified has the quality of the adjective to a degree greater than that of anything it is being compared to in a given context. English superlatives are typically formed with the suffix -est In...
  
   degrees, in linguistics (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
  Burn (injury)
  A burn is a type of injury to flesh caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation or friction. Most burns affect only the skin . Rarely, deeper tissues, such as muscle, bone, and blood vessels can also be injured...
  
   (the higher the worse)
• A level of initiation
  Initiation
  Initiation is a rite of passage ceremony marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components...
  
  , often used in fraternal organizations
• A ranking of black belt
  Black belt (martial arts)
  In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
  
  , in certain martial arts

Other uses

• Degree (deodorant)
  Rexona
  Rexona is a deodorant brand manufactured by Anglo Dutch company Unilever. It was developed in 1908 by an Australian pharmacist and his wife.The brand Rexona also exists in India...
  
  , a brand of antiperspirant
• degree (freemasonry)
• degree of Knights Templar (Freemasonry), a special case of a degree in freemasonry