degrees of freedom

de·gree of free·dom

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Definitions of degrees of freedom words

noun degrees of freedom the number of independent variables entering into a statistical measure or frequency distribution 3
noun Definition of degrees of freedom in Technology (robotics) The number of independent parameters required to specify the position and orientation of an object. Often used to classify robot arms. For example, an arm with six degrees of freedom could reach any position close enough and could orient it's end effector (grip or tool etc.) at any angle about the three perpendicular axes. 1
noun degrees of freedom plural of degree of freedom. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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