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characteristic a. typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
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characteristic n. [
feature] a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
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characteristic n. a distinguishing quality
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characteristic n. the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
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characteristic n. [
device characteristic] any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
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