The phrase "degree change" refers to a shift or difference in something. It indicates a variation or adjustment in a particular aspect or situation. Full definition
A few degree change in the temp could take more or less time. (grillinfools.com)
• Yet the earlier period's degree change per ppm was over 3 times greater than that experienced during the modern warming. (c3headlines.com)
It attempts to make the act of leaving home a catalyst for a process of second degree change for both the family as a whole as well as for the adolescent as an individual. (cyc-net.org)