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  • 21degree*/*/*/ — [dɪˈgriː] noun 1) [C] a unit for measuring temperature, that is often shown as a number followed by the symbol ° It will probably be a few degrees colder by the weekend.[/ex] 2) [C] a unit for measuring angles, that is often shown as a number… …

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  • 22degree, extent — These words have a shared meaning: a point in any scale, the space to which something extends. To a degree means up to a point or to an extent. Extent also emphasizes the idea of limitation: I agree with you to an extent. Both extent and degree… …

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  • 23some — [ səm, strong sʌm ] function word, quantifier *** Some can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): I ll make some coffee. (followed by a plural noun): She brought me some flowers. (followed by a singular… …

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  • 24some — 1. The use of some to mean ‘very much’ or ‘notably such’ in sentences of the type. This is some party is still considered suitable mainly for informal contexts, and Churchill s famous line in a speech in 1941, Some chicken! Some neck! (in… …

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  • 25some — [sum] adj. [ME som < OE sum, a certain one, akin to Goth sums < IE * som > SAME] 1. being a certain one or ones not specified or known [open some evenings] 2. being of a certain unspecified (but often considerable) number, quantity,… …

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  • 26some|what — «SUHM hwot», adverb, noun. –adv. to some extent or degree; slightly: »somewhat embarrassed. My hat is somewhat like yours. –n. 1. some part; some amount: »somewhat of a musician. A joke loses somewhat of its fun when you hear it the second time.… …

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  • 27-some — ( s[u^]m). [AS. sum; akin to G. & OHG. sam, Icel. samr, Goth. lustusams longed for. See {Same}, a., and cf. {Some}, a.] An adjective suffix having primarily the sense of like or same, and indicating a considerable degree of the thing or quality… …

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  • 28Degree (angle) — One degree (shown in red) and ninety degrees (shown in blue) This article describes the unit of angle. For other meanings and some specific usages, see degree. A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by °… …

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  • 29Degree (graph theory) — A graph with vertices labeled by degree In graph theory, the degree (or valency) of a vertex of a graph is the number of edges incident to the vertex, with loops counted twice.[1] The degree of a vertex …

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  • 30Degree of a polynomial — The degree of a polynomial represents the highest degree of a polynominal s terms (with non zero coefficient), should the polynomial be expressed in canonical form (i.e. as a sum or difference of terms). The degree of an individual term is the… …

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