Meaning of characteristic
Definition of characteristic
(adj)
typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
(noun)
a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
a distinguishing quality
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
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