Degree - Other Measures

Other Measures

• Degree (music), 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, in kinship between individuals (first degree is closest)
  • Consanguinity, or level of kinship
• The positive, comparative, and superlative 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 (the higher the worse)
• A level of initiation, often used in fraternal organizations
• A ranking of black belt, in certain martial arts