Thesaurus: characteristic

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1. a. Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.
2. n. A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized.
3. n. The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.
4. adj. typical or distinctive
5. n. a prominent attribute or aspect of something
6. n. a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
7. n. the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression ‘log 643 = 2.808’ the characteristic is 2
8. n. any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
9. 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. 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.
10. Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showingthe character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person orthing; peculiar; distinctive.Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.
11. j:13/n:87 n. a distinguishing quality n. the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 n. any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions a. typical or distinctive