characteristic
adjective
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typical or distinctive
heard my friend's characteristic laugh
red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn
noun
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a distinguishing quality
- 2
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
- 3
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
the map showed roads and other features
generosity is one of his best characteristics
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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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