* Academic Degree: This refers to an academic qualification conferred by a college or university upon completion of a course of study. It includes:
* Coursework: Classes taken and successfully completed.
* Exams: Assessments demonstrating mastery of the material.
* Projects/Thesis/Dissertation: Often a major research or design project, especially at higher degree levels (Master's and PhD).
* Credits/Hours: Units of academic work completed.
* Graduation Requirements: Fulfillment of all stipulated conditions for the award of the degree.
* Angle Degree: A unit of measurement of angles, where a full circle is 360 degrees. It includes:
* A measure of rotation: Representing a fraction of a circle.
* Degree of Freedom: In statistics and physics, this describes the number of independent variables that can be varied. It includes:
* Independent variables: Variables not constrained by others.
* Degree of a polynomial: The highest power of the variable in a polynomial. It includes:
* The highest exponent: The largest power of the variable present in the polynomial equation.
* Degree of burn: (In medicine) A measure of the severity of a burn, often categorized by depth and extent of tissue damage. It includes:
* Depth of tissue damage: Superficial, partial-thickness, or full-thickness burns.
* Percentage of body surface area affected: The amount of skin involved.
To understand what "degree" includes, you need to specify the context in which it's being used.