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characteristic
[ kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik ]
adjective
- Also characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive:
Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
Synonyms: ,
noun
- a distinguishing feature or quality:
Generosity is his chief characteristic.
Synonyms: , ,
- Mathematics.
- the integral part of a common logarithm. Compare mantissa.
- the exponent of 10 in a number expressed in scientific notation.
- the smallest positive integer n such that each element of a given ring added to itself n times results in 0.
characteristic
/ ˌæɪəˈɪɪ /
noun
- a distinguishing quality, attribute, or trait
- maths
- the integral part of a common logarithm, indicating the order of magnitude of the associated number Compare mantissa
the characteristic of 2.4771 is 2
- another name for exponent, used esp in number representation in computing
adjective
- indicative of a distinctive quality, etc; typical
characteristic
/ ă′ək-ə-ĭ′ĭ /
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˌٱˈپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٱ··پ·· adverb
- ԴDz···ٱ··پ adjective
- non···ٱ··پ·· adverb
- ܲ·-··ٱ··پ adjective
- qua·si-··ٱ··پ·· adverb
- ܲ···ٱ··پ adjective
- un···ٱ··پ·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of characteristic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Existing California law requires any building with a dwelling unit to maintain “certain characteristics in order to be tenantable,” which includes maintenance of adequate heating and hot water systems.
Originally conceived of by Leanhardt while working in the Yankees’ front office, the bowling-pin-shaped torpedo model eschews the typical characteristics of traditional bat designs.
“Genetic information is uniquely sensitive because it reveals immutable characteristics about ourselves,” said Sara Geoghegan, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
And so, in the run-up to production, Bomer did his requisite research, approaching it with his characteristic discipline.
A man who's praised extremist figures from Romania's past, he's now under investigation for suspected links to a group with "fascist, racist or xenophobic characteristics".
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