# degree (measurement)

a measurement that indicates how much a substance differs from its origin

- Computed level: L13 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: common

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [size](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-size.measurement), [difference](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-difference.relation), [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [measurement](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-measurement.quantitative), [source](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-source.origin), [substance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-substance.material)

**Through:** size.measurement and difference.relation combine with measurement.quantitative to yield a numerical indication of how far a substance is from its source

**Novel properties:**
- quantified divergence from origin
- numerical representation of material difference
- measured displacement in substance

## Examples
- Water boils at 100°C at sea level, 10 degrees higher than its standard freezing point. *(physics)*
- The pH of lemon juice is 2, a measure of how much more acidic it is than pure water. *(chemistry)*
- Mount Everest's peak is 8,848 meters above sea level, a degree of elevation from Earth's reference plane. *(geography)*

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