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It can mean:

1. A unit to measure angles.

2. A unit to measure latitude and longitude, derived from the above.

3. An academic rank or achievement, awarded by a university.

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There are 360 of them in a circle, 100 of them between freezing and boiling on the Celsius scale. Most universities award them.

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