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Distance Definition–noun | 1. | the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc. |
| 2. | the state or fact of being apart in space, as of one thing from another; remoteness. |
| 3. | a linear extent of space: Seven miles is a distance too great to walk in an hour. |
| 4. | an expanse; area: A vast distance of water surrounded the ship. |
| 5. | the interval between two points of time; an extent of time: His vacation period was a good distance away. |
| 6. | remoteness or differe
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nce in any respect: Our philosophies are a long distance apart. |
| 7. | an amount of progress: We've come a long distance on the project. |
| 8. | a distant point, place, or region. |
| 9. | the distant part of a field of view: a tree in the distance. |
| 10. | absence of warmth; reserve: Their first meeting in several years was hampered by a certain distance between them. |
| 13. | Horse Racing. (in a heat race) the space measured back from the winning post that a horse must reach by the time the winner passes the winning post or be eliminated from subsequent heats. |
| 14. | Ma
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thematics. the greatest lower bound of differences between points, one from each of two given sets. |
| 15. | Obsolete. disagreement or dissension; a quarrel. |
–verb (used with object) | 16. | to leave behind at a distance, as at a race; surpass. |
| 17. | to place at a distance. |
| 18. | to cause to appear distant. |
—Idioms| 19. | go the distance, | a. | (in horse racing) to be able to run well in a long race. |
| b. | Informal. to finish or complete something, esp. something difficult, challenging, or requiring sustained effort. |
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| 20. | keep at a distance, to treat coldly or in an unfriendly manner. |
| 21. | keep one's distance, to avoid becoming familiar or involved; remain cool or aloof. |
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Learning Definition–noun | 1. | knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of schola
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rly application. |
| 2. | the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill. |
| 3. | Psychology. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience. |
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Master Definition–noun | 1. | a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of somethi
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ng: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate. |
| 2. | an owner of a slave, animal, etc. |
| 3. | an employer of workers or servants. |
| 4. | the male head of a household. |
| 5. | a person eminently skilled in something, as an occupation, art, or science: the great masters of the Impressionist period. |
| 6. | a person whose teachings others accept or follow: a Zen master. |
| 7. | Chiefly British. a male teacher or schoolmaster. |
| 8. | a worker qualified to teach apprentices and to carry on a trade independently. |
| 9. | a title given to a bridge or chess player who has won or placed in a certain number of officially recognized tournaments. |
| 10. | a person holding this title. |
| 11. | a person who commands a merchant ship; captain. |
| 12. | a victor or conqueror. |
| 14. | an officer of the court to whom some or all of the issues in a case may be referred for the purpose of taking testimony and making a report to the court. |
| 15. | the Master, Jesus Christ. |
| 16. | a person who has been awarded a master's degree. |
| 17. | a boy or young man (used chiefly as a term of address). |
| 18. |
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Also called matrix. an original document, drawing, manuscript, etc., from which copies are made. |
| 19. | a device for controlling another device operating in a similar way. Compare slave (def. 5). |
| 20. | Recording.
| b. | a tape or disk from which duplicates may be made. |
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| 21. | Also called copy negative. Photography. a film, usually a negative, used primarily for making large quantities of prints. |
| 23. | Archaic. a work of art produced by a master. |
–adjective | 24. | being master; exercising mastery; dominant. |
| 25. | chief or principal: a master list. |
| 26. | directing or controlling: a master switch. |
| 27. | of or pertaining to a master from which copies are made: master film; master matrix; master record; master tape. |
| 28. | dominating or predominant: a master play. |
| 29. | being a master of some occupation, art, etc.; eminently skilled: a master diplomat; a master pianist. |
| 30. | being a master carrying on one's trade independently, rather than a worker employed by another: a master plumber. |
| 31. | characteristic of a master; showing mastery. |
–verb (used with object) | 32. | to make oneself master of; become an adept in: to master a language. |
| 33. | to conquer or overcome: to master one's pride. |
| 34. | to rule or direct as master: to master a crew. |
| 35. | Recording. to produce a master tape, disk, or record of: The producer recorded, mixed, and mastered the new album. |
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Degree Definition–noun | 1. | any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale. |
| 2. | a stage or point in or as if in progression or retrogression: We followed the degrees of her recovery with joy. |
| 3. | a stage in a scale of intensity or amount: a high degree of mastery. |
| 4. | extent, measure, scope, or the like: To what degree will he cooperate? |
| 5. | a stage in a scale of rank or station; relative standing in society, business, etc.: His uncouth behavior showed him to be a man of low degree. |
| 6. | Education. an academic title conferred by universities and colleges as an indication of the completion of a course of study, or as an honorary recognition of achievement. |
| 7. | a unit of measure, as of temperature or pressure, marked off on the scale of a measuring instrument: This thermometer shows a scale of degrees between only 20° and 40° C. |
| 8. | Geometry. the 360th part of a complete angle or turn, often represented by the sign°, as in 45°, which is read as 45 degrees. Compare angle1 (def. 1c). |
| 9. | the distinctive classification of a crime according to its gravity: murder in the first degree. |
| 10. | Grammar. one of the parallel formations of adjectives and adverbs used to express differences in quality, quantity, or intensity. In English, low and careful are the positive degree, lower and more careful are the c
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omparative degree, lowest and most careful are the superlative degree. |
| 11. | Mathematics. | a. | the sum of the exponents of the variables in an algebraic term: x3 and 2x2y are terms of degree three. |
| b. | the term of highest degree of a given equation or polynomial: The expression 3x2y + y2 + 1 is of degree three. |
| c. | the exponent of the derivative of highest order appearing in a given differential equation. |
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| 12. | Music. a tone or step of the scale. |
| 13. | Astrology. any of the 360 equal divisions of the ecliptic measured counterclockwise from the vernal equinox. Each of the 12 signs of the zodiac contains 30 degrees. |
| 14. | a certain distance or remove in the line of descent, determining the proximity of relationship: a cousin of the second degree. |
| 15. | Archaic. a line or point on the earth or the celestial sphere, as defined by degrees of latitude. |
| 16. | Obsolete. a step, as of a stair. |
—Idioms| 17. | by degrees, by easy stages; gradually: She grew angrier by degrees. |
| 18. | to a degree, | a. | to a considerable extent; exceedingly. |
| b. | to a small extent; somewhat: He is to a degree difficult to get along with. |
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