English Dictionary
Definition of “characteristic”
characteristic (ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
)
Definitions
noun
- a distinguishing quality, attribute, or trait
- mathematics
- the integral part of a common logarithm, indicating the order of magnitude of the associated number ⇒
the characteristic of 2.4771 is 2
Compare mantissa
- another name for exponent, used esp in number representation in computing
adjective
- indicative of a distinctive quality, etc; typical
Alternative Forms
ˌcharacterˈistically adverb
Synonyms
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feature,
mark,
quality,
property,
attribute,
faculty,
trait,
quirk,
peculiarity,
idiosyncrasy,
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typical,
special,
individual,
specific,
representative,
distinguishing,
distinctive,
signature,
peculiar,
singular,
idiosyncratic,
symptomatic,
Translations
- British English:
characteristic
A characteristic is a quality or feature that is typical of someone or something.These new drugs share the same basic characteristics.ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk NOUN These new drugs share the same basic characteristics.
- Spanish:
característica
nf
- French:
caractéristique
nf
- German:
Charaktereigenschaft
nf
- Chinese: 特性 n
- Arabic: سِمَة n
- Portuguese: característica nf
- Russian: характерная черта nf
- Croatian: karakteristika nf
- Czech: charakteristický adj
- Danish: karaktertræk nnt
- Dutch: kenmerk nnt
- Finnish: piirre n
- Greek: χαρακτηριστικό nnt
- Italian: caratteristica nf
- Japanese: 特徴 n
- Korean: 특성 n
- Norwegian: kjennetegn nnt
- Polish: cecha nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: característica nf
- European Spanish:
característica
nf
- Swedish: egenskap nutr
- Thai: อุปนิสัย n
- Turkish: özellik n
- Vietnamese: đặc trưng n
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