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microdegree en · NOUN

Etymology

From micro- + degree.

Meanings

  1. One millionth of a degree (unit of measurement).
    • Map locations in the Android mapping classes are represented by GeoPoint objects, which contain latitude and longitude measured in microdegrees. 2010, Reto Meier, Professional Android 2 Application Development, page 264:
  2. A small degree (qualification in a course of study).
    • In addition to the aforementioned advantages of microdegrees, they can be used to provide quicker assessment of qualification within a longer degree program. 2021, Andreas Kaplan, Higher Education at the Crossroads of Disruption:

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