степен

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛpɛn]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stepenь.

сте́пен • (stépen)

1. stage, step

   сте́пен на разви́тие ― stépen na razvítie ― stage of development

2. degree, rank

   до голя́ма сте́пен ― do goljáma stépen ― to a large degree

   нау́чна сте́пен (in school) ― naúčna stépen ― degree in science

   пъ́рва сте́пен ― pǎ́rva stépen ― first degree, first rank

   сравни́телна сте́пен (linguistics) ― sravnítelna stépen ― comparative degree

3. extent

   то́чна сте́пен ― tóčna stépen ― precise extent, precise degree

4. (mathematics) power, exponent

• сте́пенен (stépenen)
• степену́вам (stepenúvam), степену́ване (stepenúvane)

степ (step) +‎ -ен (-en)

сте́пен • (stépen)

1. (relational) steppe

• степ (step)

From Proto-Slavic *stepenь.

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛpɛn]

степен • (stepen) m (plural степени, related adjective постепен)

1. degree
2. extent

From Proto-Slavic *stepenь.

• IPA^(key): /stêpeːn/
• Hyphenation: сте‧пен

сте̏пе̄н m (Latin spelling stȅpēn)

1. (geometry, physics, mathematics) degree
2. level
3. stage
4. extent
5. grade
6. exponent

While this word has some colloquial usage in Croatian, the preferred literary word is сту̑пањ.

• постепено