degree of freedom degree of a term • degree program · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · degree of freedom · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution. Synonyms: degree of freedom. · · Noun Definition 1 (noun) one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system. Synonyms: degree of freedom. · · Noun Definition 2 Characters · · space U+0020 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072