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
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“This Government has found occasion to express, in a friendly spirit, but with much earnestness, to the Government of the Czar, its serious concern because of the harsh measures now being enforced against the Hebrews in Russia.”
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