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char·ac·ter·is·tic  (krk-t-rstk)

adj.

Being a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; distinctive: heard my friend's characteristic laugh; the stripes that are characteristic of the zebra.

n.

1. A feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait.

2. Mathematics The integral part of a logarithm as distinguished from the mantissa: The characteristic of the logarithm 6.3214 is 6.

3. Mathematics The least number of times the multiplicative identity in a ring needs to be added to itself to reach the additive identity, or, if the additive identity is never reached, zero. The integers have a characteristic of zero; the integers modulus 12 have a characteristic of 12.

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charac·ter·isti·cal·ly adv.

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characteristic

Noun

1. a distinguishing feature or quality

2. Maths the integral part of a logarithm: the characteristic of 2.4771 is 2

Adjective

typical or representative of someone or something: the prime minister fought with characteristic passion

characteristically adv

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characteristic  (krk-t-rstk)

The part of a logarithm to the base 10 that is to the left of the decimal point. For example, if 2.749 is a logarithm, 2 is the characteristic. Compare mantissa.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	characteristic - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" feature sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic - those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other attribute, dimension, property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" invariant - a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it aspect, facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" attractive feature, magnet, attractor, attracter, attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" badge - any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability" centerpiece, centrepiece - the central or most important feature; "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform" contour - a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration" excellence, excellency - an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine" external - outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion" distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, peculiarity - an odd or unusual characteristic safety feature - feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety
	2.	characteristic - a distinguishing quality passport, recommendation - any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society" compatibility - capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination incompatibility - the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare nature - the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy" spot, point - an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" point - a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points" hallmark, stylemark, trademark, earmark - a distinctive characteristic or attribute saving grace - a redeeming quality or characteristic; "her love of music remains her one saving grace"; "her sense of humor has to be a saving grace"; "the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs" aspect - a characteristic to be considered safeness - the quality of being safe dangerousness - the quality of not being safe curability, curableness - capability of being cured or healed incurability, incurableness - incapability of being cured or healed directness, straightness - trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim" indirectness - having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal robustness - the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge; "the lack of robustness in the findings may be due to the small size of the sample" rurality, ruralism - a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field" streak - a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"
	3.	characteristic - the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero; "an integer is a number that is not a fraction"
	4.	characteristic - any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions device characteristic property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
Adj.	1.	characteristic - typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra" typical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis" uncharacteristic - distinctive and not typical; "a book uncharacteristic of its author"

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characteristic

noun 1. feature, mark, quality, property, attribute, faculty, trait, quirk, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy

adjective 2. typical, special, individual, specific, representative, distinguishing, distinctive, peculiar, singular, idiosyncratic, symptomatic << OPPOSITE rare

Translations

characteristic [kærɪktəˈrɪstɪk] adj → característico

n → característica

characteristic [ˈkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk] character adj, n → caractéristique (f)

characteristic [kærɪktəˈrɪstɪk] character n → Merkmal nt

adj characteristic (of) → charakteristisch (für), typisch (für)

characteristic [ˈkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk] adj → caratteristico/a

n → caratteristica;

characteristic of → tipico/a di