A Degree Accounting

accounting
The action or process of keeping financial accounts
accountancy: the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
a system that provides quantitative information about finances
a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"

degree
The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present
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"
A unit of measurement of angles, one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle
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"
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?"
A stage in a scale or series, in particular