degree of difficulty

British  

noun

1. a rating which reflects the difficulty of the manoeuvre or action an athlete is attempting to perform in sports such as gymnastics and diving, and which is factored into the final score

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degree of difficulty

The degree of difficulty isn’t lost on central-bank watchers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

The presence of mines severely increases the degree of difficulty, depending on how many there are.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

Banks: I think the degree of difficulty with comedy is much higher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2025

All this is to say, “Star Trek: Section 31” was saddled with an impossible degree of difficulty from the jump.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025

The degree of difficulty had just gone up, but Shanti hadn’t spent two years under the tutelage of her handler, Mrs. Mirabov, for nothing.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray