Degrees Associate

associate
Connect (something) with something else because they occur together or one produces another
a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
Allow oneself to be connected with or seen to be supportive of
associate(a): having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"
Connect (someone or something) with something else in one's mind
make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

degrees
A unit of measurement of angles, one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle
A stage in a scale or series, in particular
(degree) a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present
(degree) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
academic degree: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"