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    characteristic
    /ˌkarɪktəˈrɪstɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. typical of a particular person, place, or thing: "he began with a characteristic attack on extremism"

    noun

    • 1. a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them: "certain defining characteristics of the school emerge from the study"
    • 2. the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number.

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  2. a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something: Unfortunately a big nose is a family characteristic. Sentimentality seems a characteristic of all the writers of that period. The male bird displays (= has) several characteristics which distinguish him from the female. Fewer examples. Patience is not a characteristic we associate with Bryan.

  3. Jul 11, 2024 · 1. : a distinguishing trait, quality, or property. the characteristics of this breed of dog. 2. : the integral part of a common logarithm. 3. : the smallest positive integer n which for an operation in a ring or field yields 0 when any element is used n times with the operation. characteristic. 2 of 2.

  4. Characteristic definition: pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive. See examples of CHARACTERISTIC used in a sentence.

  5. The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.

  6. Definitions of characteristic. adjective. typical or distinctive. “heard my friend's characteristic laugh” “red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn” “stripes characteristic of the zebra” synonyms: diagnostic, symptomatic. characteristic or indicative of a disease. distinctive, typical.

  7. CHARACTERISTIC definition: 1. a typical or obvious quality that makes one person or thing different from others: 2. typical…. Learn more.

  8. Definition of characteristic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. Characteristics definition: the plural of characteristic. . See examples of CHARACTERISTICS used in a sentence.

  10. noun. the plural of characteristic. Discover More. Example Sentences. It has to be said that Dunham includes characteristics that do make “Barry” potentially identifiable. From The Daily Beast. One green-eyed man, nicknamed “Cai the Roman,” became an instant celebrity due to his decidedly Roman physical characteristics. From The Daily Beast.

  11. : a special quality or trait that makes a person, thing, or group different from others. physical/genetic characteristics. — often + of. What are some of the characteristics of this breed of dog? the distinctive/unique characteristics of the population.