degree (Noun) — A position on a scale of intensity, amount or quality. ex. "it is all a matter of degree"
degree (Noun) — A specific identifiable position in a continuum, series or especially in a process. ex. "a remarkable degree of frankness"
degree (Noun) — An award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study. ex. "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
degree (Noun) — A measure for arcs and angles. ex. "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
degree (Noun) — The highest power of a term or variable.
degree (Noun) — A unit of temperature on a specified scale. ex. "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
degree (Noun) — The seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime). ex. "murder in the second degree" ex. "a second degree burn"