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Characteristic meaning

What does “characteristic” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“characteristic” is a noun and adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a prominent attribute or aspect of something.

characteristic

noun

  1. a prominent attribute or aspect of something

    “the map showed roads and other features”

    “generosity is one of his best characteristics”

    Synonymsfeature

  2. a distinguishing quality

  3. the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2

  4. any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

    Synonymsdevice characteristic

adjective

  1. typical or distinctive

    “heard my friend's characteristic laugh”

    “red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn”

    Oppositesuncharacteristic

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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