"Degrees"; the "degree" sign. Commonly used in temperatures, angles, and geographical coordinates, it can typed on a PC by hitting Alt-0176 (using the numeric keypad), and its HTML code is °. I wouldn't be surprised if someone's used it in a job advertisement before.
by Aaron of Minneapolis August 10, 2007
The degree sign. Used to replace the word "degrees" in temperatures and angles. Also used in some emoticons, the most popular being ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (lenny face).
Forecaster: The high temperature today will be 69° Fahrenheit.
Student: The angle is of the triangle is 17°.
Student: The angle is of the triangle is 17°.
by RichConnerGMN October 28, 2016