"characteristic" | Definition and Related Words

characteristic

Adjective

Typical or distinctive (synset 300358006)
"heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"

also: typical - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
similar to:
- diagnostic, symptomatic - characteristic or indicative of a disease
- distinctive, typical - of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
- peculiar - characteristic of one only; distinctive or special

Noun

A prominent attribute or aspect of something (synset 105858316)
"the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"

is a type of: attribute, dimension, property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
subtypes:
- sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic - those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
- invariant - a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it
- aspect, facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem
- attracter, attraction, attractive feature, attractor, magnet - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
- badge - any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
- centerpiece, centrepiece - the central or most important feature
- contour - a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
- excellence, excellency - an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
- external - outward features
- distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, peculiarity - an odd or unusual characteristic
- safety feature - feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety
same as: feature
A distinguishing quality (synset 104738737)
is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
subtypes:
- passport, recommendation - any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
- compatibility - capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination
- incompatibility - the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination
- point, spot - an outstanding characteristic
- point - a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- earmark, hallmark, stylemark, trademark - a distinctive characteristic or attribute
- saving grace - a redeeming quality or characteristic
- aspect - a characteristic to be considered
- safeness - the quality of being safe
- dangerousness - the quality of not being safe
- curability, curableness - capability of being cured or healed
- incurability, incurableness - incapability of being cured or healed
- directness, straightness - trueness of course toward a goal
- indirectness - having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
- robustness - the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge
- ruralism, rurality - a rural characteristic or trait
- streak - a distinctive characteristic
is a part of: nature - the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
The integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm;
In the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 (synset 106826168)
is a type of: integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
Any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions (synset 104925047)
referred to in: electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices

is a type of: property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class

same as: device characteristic

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