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Characteristic

Characteristic Meaning & Definition
Characteristic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Characteristic?

[n] a distinguishing quality
[n] (electronics) any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
[n] a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
[n] the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
[adj] typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Characteristic: device characteristic | diagnostic | distinctive | distinguishing | feature | identifying(a) | peculiar(a) | symptomatic | symptomatic of(p) | typical

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Characteristic In Webster's Dictionary

\Char`ac*ter*is"tic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. charact['e]ristique.] Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. --Macaulay.
\Char`ac*ter*is"tic\, n. 1. A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized. --Pope. The characteristics of a true critic. --Johnson. 2. (Math.) The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.

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