degree of freedom
noun phrase
1
: any of a limited number of ways in which a body may move or in which a dynamic system may change
2
: one of the capabilities of a statistic for variation of which there are as many as the number of unrestricted and independent variables determining its value
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Unlike the letters inked on a typewriter’s paper substrate, the text displayed on word processors obeys a different metaphysics, thus conferring a much higher degree of freedom.
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Sheon Han, WIRED, 9 May 2023
Video looks great and the advanced modes give you an incredible degree of freedom to make adjustments afterward.
—PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
To amass this staggering degree of freedom to maneuver, Putin and his cronies exploited a number of weaknesses in the British system.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
The new rules are meant to apply to American Palestinians living abroad and to those in the Palestinian territories, potentially offering a new degree of freedom to full-time West Bank residents and more limited mobility to those in Gaza.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
By introducing a widely accepted rating system, the industry increased the degree of freedom for creators, especially those designing games rated 18+.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 5 May 2023
But journalists from outside news organizations were usually granted a degree of freedom.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
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Sheon Han, WIRED, 9 May 2023
Video looks great and the advanced modes give you an incredible degree of freedom to make adjustments afterward.
—PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
To amass this staggering degree of freedom to maneuver, Putin and his cronies exploited a number of weaknesses in the British system.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
The new rules are meant to apply to American Palestinians living abroad and to those in the Palestinian territories, potentially offering a new degree of freedom to full-time West Bank residents and more limited mobility to those in Gaza.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
By introducing a widely accepted rating system, the industry increased the degree of freedom for creators, especially those designing games rated 18+.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 5 May 2023
But journalists from outside news organizations were usually granted a degree of freedom.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
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“Degree of freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/degree%20of%20freedom. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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