ALL meanings of characteristic
char·ac·ter·is·tic
C c - countable noun characteristic The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable. 3
- adjective characteristic A quality or feature that is characteristic of someone or something is one which is often seen in them and seems typical of them. 3
- noun characteristic a distinguishing quality, attribute, or trait 3
- noun characteristic the integral part of a common logarithm, indicating the order of magnitude of the associated number 3
- noun characteristic another name for exponent, used esp in number representation in computing 3
- adjective characteristic indicative of a distinctive quality, etc; typical 3
- adjective characteristic of or constituting the special character; typical; distinctive 3
- noun characteristic a distinguishing trait, feature, or quality; peculiarity 3
- noun characteristic the whole number, or integral part, of a logarithm, as distinguished from the mantissa 3
- adjective characteristic 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. 1
- noun characteristic a distinguishing feature or quality: Generosity is his chief characteristic. 1
- noun characteristic Mathematics. the integral part of a common logarithm. Compare mantissa. the exponent of 10 in a number expressed in scientific notation. the smallest positive integer n such that each element of a given ring added to itself n times results in 0. 1
- noun characteristic Typical of a particular person, place, or thing. 1
- noun characteristic distinguishing feature 1
- adjective characteristic typical 1
- noun characteristic quality of sthg 1
- noun characteristic a distinguishing feature of a person or thing. 0
- noun characteristic (mathematics) the integer part of a logarithm. 0
- noun characteristic (nautical) the distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc). 0
- noun characteristic (algebra, field theory) The minimum number of times that the unit of a field must be added unto itself in order to yield that field's zero, or, if that minimum natural number does not exist, then (the integer) zero. 0
- adjective characteristic Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing. 0