Definition of characteristic

Overview of noun characteristic

The noun characteristic has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (18) feature, characteristic

(a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics")

2. (6) characteristic

(a distinguishing quality)

3. characteristic

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

4. characteristic, device characteristic

(any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions)

Overview of adj characteristic

The adj characteristic has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (22) characteristic

(typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra")