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nouna prominent attribute or aspect of something
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nounany measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
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nouna distinguishing quality
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nounthe integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2type of:
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adjectivetypical or distinctive
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Examples of characteristic
- "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
- "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"
- "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"
- "stripes characteristic of the zebra"