Grade
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In education

  • Grade (education)
    Grade (education)
    Grades are standardized measurements of varying levels of comprehension within a subject area. Grades can be assigned in letters , as a range , as a number out of a possible total , as descriptors , in percentages, or, as is common in some post-secondary...

    , a teacher's evaluation of a student's performance in class
  • Educational stages, also called grade level, the numbering of the year a student has reached in school
  • Grade (music), a method of formally assessing the accomplishments of pupils learning musical instruments

In civil engineering

  • Grade (slope), the pitch of a slope such as a hill, road or railway
  • Land grading
    Land grading
    Grading in civil engineering and construction is the work of ensuring a level base, or one with a specified slope, for a construction work such as a foundation, the base course for a road or a railway, or landscape and garden improvements, or surface drainage...

    , the preparation and levelling of land for construction, especially of roads and railways
  • Grade separation
    Grade separation
    Grade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...

    , aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights to facilitate traffic flow.

In mathematics

  • Graded poset
    Graded poset
    In mathematics, in the branch of combinatorics, a graded poset, sometimes called a ranked poset , is a partially ordered set P equipped with a rank function ρ from P to N compatible with the ordering such that whenever y covers x, then...

    , a partially ordered set
    Partially ordered set
    In mathematics, especially order theory, a partially ordered set formalizes and generalizes the intuitive concept of an ordering, sequencing, or arrangement of the elements of a set. A poset consists of a set together with a binary relation that indicates that, for certain pairs of elements in the...

     equipped with a rank function, sometimes called a ranked poset
  • Graded vector space
    Graded vector space
    In mathematics, a graded vector space is a type of vector space that includes the extra structure of gradation, which is a decomposition of the vector space into a direct sum of vector subspaces.-N-graded vector spaces:...

    , a vector space with an extra piece of structure
  • Graded algebra
    Graded algebra
    In mathematics, in particular abstract algebra, a graded algebra is an algebra over a field with an extra piece of structure, known as a gradation ....

    , an algebra over a field (or ring) with an extra piece of structure

In measurement and quality control

  • Grad (angle)
    Grad (angle)
    The gradian is a unit of plane angle, equivalent to of a turn. It is also known as gon, grad, or grade . One grad equals of a degree or of a radian...

    , also called grade, a unit for the measurement of plane angles
  • Ore grade, a measure that describes the concentration of a valuable natural material in the surrounding ore
  • Grade (fasteners), the grade of nuts and bolts refers to the strength and material
  • Cetane rating, a measure of diesel fuel's combustion quality
  • Octane rating
    Octane rating
    Octane rating or octane number is a standard measure of the anti-knock properties of a motor or aviation fuel. The higher the octane number, the more compression the fuel can withstand before detonating...

    , also called gasoline grade, the measure of the autoignition resistance of gasoline (petrol) and other fuels used in spark-ignition internal combustion engines
  • Grading (tumors)
    Grading (tumors)
    In pathology, grading is a measure of the cell appearance in tumors and other neoplasms. Some pathology grading systems apply only to malignant neoplasms ; others apply also to benign neoplasms. The neoplastic grading is a measure of cell anaplasia in the sampled tumors arising from the...

    , a measure of the aggressiveness of a tumor in medicine
  • Grade (climbing)
    Grade (climbing)
    In rock climbing, mountaineering and other climbing disciplines, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that concisely describes the difficulty and danger of climbing the route...

    , a climber's assessment of the difficulty and danger of climbing a hill
  • Grade (bouldering)
    Grade (bouldering)
    In the sport of bouldering, problems are assigned technical grades according to several established systems, which are often distinct from those used in roped climbing. Bouldering grade systems in wide use include the Hueco "V" grades , Fontainebleau technical grades, route colors, Peak District...

    , a climber's assessment of the difficulty and danger of climbing a route which are distinct from those used in regular climbing
  • International Scale of River Difficulty
    International Scale of River Difficulty
    The International Scale of River Difficulty is a standardized scale used to rate the safety of a stretch of river, or a single rapid. The grade reflects the technical difficulty and skill level required associated with the section of river...

    , also called grade, a standardized scale used to rate the safety of a stretch of river, or a single rapid
    Rapid
    A rapid is a section of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. A rapid is a hydrological feature between a run and a cascade. A rapid is characterised by the river becoming shallower and having some rocks exposed above the...

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  • Grade of service
    Grade of service
    In telecommunication engineering, and in particular teletraffic engineering, the quality of voice service is specified by two measures: the grade of service and the quality of service ....

    , the quality of voice service in telecommunications
  • Coin grading
    Coin grading
    In coin collecting coin grading is the process of determining the grade or condition of a coin, one of the key factors in determining its value as a collector's item....

    , the process of determining the grade or condition of a coin, the key factor in its value
  • Pattern grading
    Pattern grading
    Pattern grading is the scaling of a pattern to a different size by incrementing important points of the pattern using an algorithm in the clothing and footwear industry.See also: Shoe size...

    , the scaling of a pattern to a different size in the clothing or footwear industry

In Medicine

  • Grading
    Grading (tumors)
    In pathology, grading is a measure of the cell appearance in tumors and other neoplasms. Some pathology grading systems apply only to malignant neoplasms ; others apply also to benign neoplasms. The neoplastic grading is a measure of cell anaplasia in the sampled tumors arising from the...

    , a measure of the progress of tumor
    Tumor
    A tumor or tumour is commonly used as a synonym for a neoplasm that appears enlarged in size. Tumor is not synonymous with cancer...

    s and other neoplasms

Employment or military ranks

  • Grade, an approximate equivalent of military rank in the Civil Air Patrol
    Civil Air Patrol
    Civil Air Patrol is a Congressionally chartered, federally supported, non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force . CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes people from all backgrounds, lifestyles, and...

  • Grade
    Grade (rank or status - consultancy)
    In information technology consulting, a grade aims to explicitly recognize a certain professional level, both within the organization and to customer organizations...

    , aims to explicitly recognize a certain professional level of a Consultant
    Consultant
    A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...

     in the trade of Consultancy

People

  • Hans Grade
    Hans Grade
    Hans Grade was a German aviation pioneer.In 1907 he began to build his first triplane. The first flight with this triplane was on 28...

     (1879-1946), a German aviation pioneer
  • Leslie Grade
    Leslie Grade
    Leslie Grade was a British talent agent and executive with The Grade Organisation. He was born Laszlo Winogradsky in Tokmak, Ukraine, Russian Empire...

     (1916-1979), a British theatrical agent
  • Lew Grade
    Lew Grade
    Lew Grade, Baron Grade , born Lev Winogradsky, was an influential Russian-born English impresario and media mogul.-Early years:...

     (1906-1998), a British impresario
  • Michael Grade
    Michael Grade
    Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth CBE is a British broadcast executive and businessman. He was BBC chairman from 2004 to 2006 and executive chairman of ITV plc from 2007 to 2009.-Early life:...

     (1943), a British television executive

Other uses

  • Grade (band)
    Grade (band)
    Grade was a Canadian hardcore/emo group. Grade's first release was the Grade/Believe split which was released in 1994 on a small Canadian label - Workshop Records. And Such Is Progress followed in 1997 and Separate the Magnets was released in 1998, earning them critical praise and high profile...

    , a punk rock band
  • Evolutionary grade
    Evolutionary grade
    In alpha taxonomy, a grade refers to a taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity. The term was coined by British biologist Julian Huxley, to contrast with clade, a strictly phylogenetic unit.-Definition:...

    , a paraphyletic group of organisms
  • Grade, a former parish in Cornwall, now part of Grade-Ruan
    Grade-Ruan
    Grade–Ruan is a civil parish on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom approximately ten miles south of Falmouth....

  • Grade, an alternate vowel sound within a word in apophony
    Apophony
    In linguistics, apophony is the alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information .-Description:Apophony is...

  • Color grading
    Color grading
    Color grading or colour painting, is the process of altering and enhancing the color of a motion picture, video image, or still image either electronically, photo-chemically or digitally. The photo-chemical process is also referred to as color timing and is typically performed at a photographic...

    , a color balancing process used in video post-production

See also

  • Gradient
    Gradient
    In vector calculus, the gradient of a scalar field is a vector field that points in the direction of the greatest rate of increase of the scalar field, and whose magnitude is the greatest rate of change....

  • Rank (disambiguation)
  • Rating (disambiguation)
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