different between quota vs degree

English

Etymology

From Latin quota pars; see Latin quota.

Pronunciation

• (US, General American) IPA^(key): /?kwo?t?/

Noun

quota (plural quotas)

1. A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
2. A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
   • 2020 October 30, "Olimar's Assignment", in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, day 3: River:

3. (business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

Synonyms

• (proportional part): allocation, allotment, apportionment, quotum

Related terms

• numerus clausus

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

quota

1. Plural form of quotum

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.ta/, /kw?.ta/

Noun

quota m (plural quotas)

1. quota

Further reading

• “quota” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• toqua

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw?.ta/

Noun

quota f (plural quote)

1. share, amount, part
2. fee, instalment, dues
3. height, altitude, level
4. depth
5. quota

Derived terms

• quotare

Verb

quota

1. inflection of quotare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Pronunciation

• quota: (Classical) IPA^(key): /?k?o.ta/, [?k??t?ä]
• quota: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kwo.ta/, [?kw??t??]
• quot?: (Classical) IPA^(key): /?k?o.ta?/, [?k??t?ä?]
• quot?: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kwo.ta/, [?kw??t??]

Adjective 1

quota

1. inflection of quotus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective 2

quot?

1. ablative feminine singular of quotus

References

• quota in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Noun

quota f (plural quotas)

1. Alternative form of cota, exclusively in the sense of the english word quota, but not for the other uses of cota meaning he quotes or armour coat).

Spanish

Noun

quota f (plural quotas)

1. Obsolete spelling of cuota

English

Etymology

From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?gr?', IPA^(key): /d????i?/
• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

degree (plural degrees)

1. A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]

2. (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹?₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]

3. (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]

4. (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. [from 18th c.]

5. (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension.

6. (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
7. (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
8. (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
9. (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
10. (grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
11. (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder. [from 13th c.]
12. An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values. [from 13th c.]
13. A stage of rank or privilege; social standing. [from 13th c.]
14. (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent. [from 14th c.]
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 140:

      Louis created the École militaire in Paris in 1751, in which 500 scholarships were designated for noblemen able to prove four degrees of noble status.

15. (now rare) One's relative state or experience; way, manner. [from 14th c.]
16. The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. [from 14th c.]

Usage notes

• A person who is engaged in a course of study leading to the earning of a degree can be described (in the present progressive tense) as "doing a degree" in British English, and as "getting a degree" in American English. For example, in American English, "She is currently getting her master's degree at State University." In British English, "I am still confused about when to use 'an' instead of 'a'. Is it an hour or a hour, and if someone is doing a master's degree in arts, is it an MA or a MA?" (Ask Oxford.Com - Ask the Experts - Frequently Asked Questions (Grammar)).

Synonyms

• (unit of angle): °, arcdegree
• (unit of temperature): °
• (unit of latitude): °
• (unit of longitude): °

Coordinate terms

• scale

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• re-edge

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French decré.

Noun

degree

1. Alternative form of decre

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French degré.

Noun

degree

1. Alternative form of degre