degree of freedom

NOUN
17 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

degree of freedom is a valid 17-letter word worth 26 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1G2R1E1E1O1F4F4R1E1E1D2O1M3
2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 =26 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 52TRIPLE WORD → 78
MEANING

What does degree of freedom mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

One of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system.