Stopnja

Stopnja is a Slovenian noun meaning degree, level, rank, or stage. It denotes a position on a scale or the extent of a property, and it appears in everyday language as well as technical contexts such as weather, risk assessment, education, and science.

The word originates from the idea of stepping or progression—a rung on a ladder or a step along a continuum; it signals a step in a sequence and a position within a graded system.

Common uses include describing levels of danger or alert in meteorology and public safety, and levels of attainment or qualification in education (stopnja izobrazbe). In science and engineering, stopnja marks the magnitude of a quantity on a scale, such as the degree of a polynomial in mathematics (stopnja polinoma) or the intensity of a signal. In statistics and research, it is used to indicate a threshold or level for interpretation.

Notes: The exact meaning depends on context, and related terms may exist for similar concepts, such as synonyms like raven or nivo in some collocations. Cross-linguistically, cognates appear in other Slavic languages; for example, Croatian and Serbian use stupanj for a similar concept.