Highest-degree

/ˌhaɪɪst dɪˈɡriː/

सर्वोच्च-डिग्री; उच्चतम स्तर/अधिकतम परिमाण

Origin & History

Modern English compound from highest (superlative of high) + degree (Latin 'gradus' via Old French 'degré'); used generally and in mathematics for polynomial degree.

आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी का यौगिक शब्द: highest (high का सुपरलेटिव) + degree (लैटिन 'gradus' से, पुरानी फ़्रेंच 'degré' के माध्यम से); सामान्य अर्थों में तथा गणित में बहुपद की डिग्री/घात के लिए प्रयोग।

Definition

Used to describe something at the topmost level, rank, intensity, or qualification—e.g., the highest academic degree, the highest degree of accuracy, or the highest-degree term in a polynomial.

किसी चीज़ के सर्वोच्च स्तर, दर्जे, तीव्रता या योग्यता को बताने के लिए—जैसे सर्वोच्च शैक्षणिक डिग्री, उच्चतम सटीकता का स्तर, या बहुपद में उच्चतम-घात (डिग्री) वाला पद।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
This is the highest-degree qualification offered by the institute.
Adjective:
We used a highest-degree polynomial term to approximate the curve.

Usage Examples

Only candidates with the highest-degree credentials were shortlisted.
In the model, the highest-degree term dominates the behavior for large values of x.
The lab requires the highest-degree of precision in measurements.

Synonyms

Related Forms

Noun
Degree / Highest degree
Adjective
High / Higher / Highest / High-degree
Adverb

Idioms & Phrases

To the highest degree
अत्यधिक / उच्चतम स्तर तक
In the highest degree
पूर्णतः / अत्यंत