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

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

From Barron's

Chiles was awarded floor exercise bronze in Paris after a score revision over degree of difficulty elevated her onto the podium at the expense of Romania's Ana Maria Barbosu.

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“I really wanted to be in one of Noah’s movies, but that particular stunt has a high degree of difficulty. The whole scene is like a novella. And the narrative is predicated on it working. It has to.”

From Los Angeles Times

But a deeper look reveals a degree of difficulty beneath the storyline.

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