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c har ac t er is t ic

[kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik]

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­adjective 1. Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn. ­noun 2. a distinguishing feature or quality: Generosity is his chief characteristic. 3. Mathematics. a. the integral part of a common logarithm. Compare MANTISSA. b. the exponent of 10 in a number expressed in scientific notation. c. the smallest positive integer n such that each element of a given ring added to itself n times results in 0.

Origin: 1655­65; < Gk charaktristikós. See CHARACTER, -ISTIC Related forms: char ac ter is ti cal ly, adverb Synonyms: 1. special, peculiar. 2. attribute, property, trait. See FEATURE.
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char·ac·ter·is·tic (kr'k-t-rs'tk) adj. Being a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; distinctive: heard my friend's characteristic laugh; the stripes that are characteristic of the zebra. n. 1. A feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait. 2. Mathematics The integral part of a logarithm as distinguished from the mantissa: The characteristic of the logarithm 6.3214

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is 6. 3. Mathematics The least number of times the multiplicative identity in a ring needs to be added to itself to reach the additive identity, or, if the additive identity is never reached, zero. The integers have a characteristic of zero; the integers modulus 12 have a characteristic of 12. char'ac·ter·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Characteristic Char`ac*ter*is"tic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. charact['e]ristique.] Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. --Macaulay. Characteristic Char`ac*ter*is"tic\, n. 1. A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized. --Pope. The characteristics of a true critic. --Johnson. 2. (Math.) The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.
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Spanish: característico, Germ an: bezeichnend, Japanese:

More Translations » 1 Main Entry: char·ac·ter·is·tic Pronunciation: "kar-ik-t&-'ris-tik Function: adjective : serving to reveal anddistinguish the individual character --char·ac·ter·is·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb 2 Main Entry: characteristic Function: noun : a distinguishing trait, quality, or property
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characteristic char·ac·ter·is·tic (kr'k-t-rs'tk) n. See character. char'ac·ter·is'tic adj.
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characteristic (kr'k-t-rs'tk) Pronunciation Key The part of a logarithm to the base 10 that is to the left of the decimal point. For example, if 2.749 is a logarithm, 2 is the characteristic. Compare mantissa.
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