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in education, any of several titles conferred by colleges and universities to indicate the completion of a course of study or the extent of academic achievement.master's degree
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in mathematics, any of the number of independent quantities necessary to express the values of all the variable properties of a system. A system composed of a point moving without constraints in ...
consanguinity
Genetically the degree of consanguinity of siblings is the same as that between a parent and child, and both are termed consanguineous in the first degree. An aunt or uncle shares with a niece or ...
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The common-law tradition distinguishes four degrees of participation in crime. One who commits the act "with his own hand" is a principal in the first degree. His counterpart in French law is the ...
agricultural technology
One weather characteristic of agricultural value is the degree day. This concept holds that the growth of a plant is dependent on the total amount of heat to which it is subjected during its ...
Empiricism
Empiricism, whether concerned with meaning or knowledge, can be held with varying degrees of strength. On this basis, absolute, substantive, and partial Empiricisms can be distinguished.shamanism
Shamans differ greatly in quality and in degree. Difference of quality is manifest in the kind of spirits the shaman communicates with. "White" shamans, for example, apply to a benevolent deity and ...
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Nations vary considerably in the extent of their foreign trade. As a very rough generalization, it may be said that the larger a country is in physical size and population, the less is its ...
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Related topics from Ask NewsStrapped colleges must cut degrees
Tennessean - Found 2 hours ago
... program produced seven bachelor's degrees in 2007. But of the nearly 200 students in the program, most already have associate's degrees and...
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Former CEO inmates hold Ivy League degrees
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Found 14 hours ago
Bennett, 60, joins at least a dozen other wealthy corporate executives with degrees from elite institutions such as Harvard University and the...
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Indian degrees to get more international acceptance
Rediff.com - Found 21 hours ago
... to make degrees awarded by Indian universities more acceptable by foreign universities and the international job market, by making admission
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City errs in memo saying buildings will be 74 degrees
Houston Chronicle - Found Jul. 4, 2008
City employees are definitely two degrees warmer these days - and maybe two degrees more careless.
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Northwest Vista ranks 10th nationwide in measure of student degrees ...
'Distance learning degrees valid for government
Yahoo! India - Found Jul. 1, 2008
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) All distance learning degrees awarded with recognition from Distance Education Council (DEC) are valid degrees for applying
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Why is body temperature 36 degrees celsius?
The Curious Wavefunction - Found Jun. 30, 2008
... the Nature website, I came across this intriguing debate about why body temperature is maintained around 36 degrees and not some other value.
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6 Degrees: Marilyn Manson to Catherine Zeta-Jones
Digital Spy - Found Jun. 28, 2008
Digital Spy charts a course from Marilyn to Catherine through Six Degrees Of Separation... with the aid of alcohol!Marilyn Manson to...
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Williamsburg goes over 100 degrees for three hours
Hampton Roads Daily Press - Found Jun. 27, 2008
... hit 100 degrees at 2 p.m. and stayed there for three hours. But Newport News, Portsmouth and Wakefield weren't far behind. Each hit 99 degrees.
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Qld average temps could rise 5 degrees: report
ABC Online - Found Jun. 24, 2008
A new study shows average temperatures in Queensland could increase by up to 5 degrees Celsius by 2070 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high.
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By 11:00 the temperatures are already inching their way near 100. The kids are in and out of the house, making it nearly impossible to keep things cool - there’s no way I want to turn on the oven and spend an hour in the kitchen!!! I’m trying to concentrate on dinner ideas that don’t require the stove this summer. You can only eat so many sandwiches and salads…and grilling is not something you want to do everyday… If you have an electric griddle, put it to work this summer! (the microwave Thief gets his…
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