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characteristic in WordNet English dictionary

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