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 Definition of 'characteristic'

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Definitions of 'characteristic'  

1. (noun) featurecharacteristic
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
"the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"

2. (noun) characteristic
a distinguishing quality

3. (noun) characteristic
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2

4. (noun) characteristicdevice characteristic
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

5. (adj) characteristic
typical or distinctive
"heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"


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