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char·ac·ter·is·tic    Audio Help   [kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.Also, char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal. 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.
–noun
2.a distinguishing feature or quality: Generosity is his chief characteristic.
3.Mathematics.
a.the integral part of a common logarithm. Compare mantissa.
b.the exponent of 10 in a number expressed in scientific notation.
c.the smallest positive integer n such that each element of a given ring added to itself n times results in 0.

[Origin: 1655–65; < Gk charaktéristikós. See character, -istic]

char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

1. special, peculiar. 2. attribute, property, trait. See feature.
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char·ac·ter·is·tic    Audio Help   (kār'ək-tə-rĭs'tĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
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.

char'ac·ter·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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characteristic

adjective
1. typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra" [ant: uncharacteristic

noun
1. a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" [syn: feature
2. a distinguishing quality 
3. the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 
4. any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions 

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ˌcharacterˈistic adjective
(negative uncharacteristic) typical (of a person etc)
Example: He spoke with characteristic shyness; That kind of behaviour is characteristic of him.
Arabic: مُمَيِّز
Chinese (Simplified): 特有的
Chinese (Traditional): 特有的
Czech: charakteristický, typický
Danish: karakteristisk
Dutch: kenmerkend
Estonian: iseloomulik
Finnish: luonteenomainen
French: typique
German: bezeichnend
Greek: χαρακτηριστικός
Hungarian: jellemző
Icelandic: einkennandi, dæmigerður
Indonesian: khas
Italian: caratteristico, tipico
Japanese: 特有な
Korean: 특유의
Latvian: raksturīgs
Lithuanian: charakteringas, būdingas
Norwegian: karakteristisk
Polish: charakterystyczny
Portuguese (Brazil): característico
Portuguese (Portugal): característico
Romanian: tipic
Russian: характерный
Slovak: charakteristický, typický
Slovenian: značilen
Spanish: característico
Swedish: karakteristisk, kännetecknande
Turkish: kendine özgü, tipik
ˌcharacterˈistic noun
a typical quality
Example: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.
Arabic: ميزَه، صِفَةٌ مُمَيِّزه
Chinese (Simplified): 特征
Chinese (Traditional): 特徵
Czech: vlastnost, charakteristický rys
Danish: karaktertræk
Dutch: eigenschap
Estonian: iseloomuomadus
Finnish: ominaispiirre
French: caractéristique
German: die Eigenschaft
Greek: χαρακτηριστικό
Hungarian: ismertetőjel
Icelandic: (persónu-, *skapgerðar)einkenni
Indonesian: ciri khas
Italian: caratteristica
Japanese: 特徴
Korean: 특징
Latvian: raksturīga pazīme
Lithuanian: bruožas
Norwegian: karakteregenskap, trekk, kjennetegn
Polish: cecha
Portuguese (Brazil): característica
Portuguese (Portugal): característica
Romanian: caracte­ristică
Russian: характерная черта
Slovak: charakteristická črta
Slovenian: značilnost
Spanish: característica
Swedish: kännetecken, karaktärsdrag
Turkish: özellik, hususiyet
See also: character, characterize, characterise

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characteristic    Audio Help   (kār'ək-tə-rĭs'tĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
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.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Characteristic

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.
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Characteristic

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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