characteristic

Words with a similar base: characteristic, device_characteristic

'characteristic'

[feature.n.01] as in: a prominent attribute or aspect of something

Examples:
the map showed roads and other features
generosity is one of his best characteristics

'characteristic'

[characteristic.n.02] as in: a distinguishing quality

'characteristic'

[characteristic.n.03] as in: the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808

the characteristic is 2

'characteristic'

[characteristic.n.04] as in: any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

'characteristic'

[characteristic.a.01] as in: typical or distinctive

Examples:
heard my friend's characteristic laugh
red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn
stripes characteristic of the zebra

Origins

					characteristic (English)
└── χαρακτηριστικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    └── χαρακτηρίζω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── χαρακτήρ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── χαράσσω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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