Editing Degree (section)

== In mathematics{{anchor|In mathematics}} ==

* [[Degree of a polynomial]], the exponent of its term with the highest exponent
* [[Degree of a field extension]]
* Degree of an [[algebraic number field]], its degree as a field extension of the rational numbers
* [[Degree of an algebraic variety]]
* [[Degree (graph theory)]], or valency, the number of edges incident to a vertex of a graph
* [[Degree of a continuous mapping]], a generalization of winding number
* [[Degrees of freedom]], the number of parameters of a system that may vary independently
* [[Degree of a character]] in representation theory
* [[Degree of unsolvability]] in recursion theory
* [[Degree of a central simple algebra]]
* [[Degree of a permutation group]], the number of elements that are permuted
* [[Degree of a differential equation]], the power of the highest derivative therein
* [[Nth root|Degree of a {{mvar|n}}th root]]