the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
noun
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
adjective
typical or distinctive
“heard my friend's characteristic laugh”
Word Forms
feature
verb
have as a feature
characteristic
adjective
typical or distinctive
characteristic
noun
a distinguishing quality
character
noun
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Merkmal
ein herausragendes Attribut oder ein herausragender Aspekt von etwas
🇫🇷French
caractéristiques
un attribut ou un aspect important de quelque chose
🇪🇸Spanish
característica
un atributo o aspecto destacado de algo
🇮🇹Italian
caratteristica
un attributo o un aspetto prominente di qualcosa
🇳🇱Dutch
karakteristiek
een prominent attribuut of aspect van iets
🇵🇹Portuguese
característica
um atributo ou aspecto proeminente de algo
🇷🇺Russian
характеристика
выдающийся атрибут или аспект чего-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विशेषता
किसी चीज़ का एक प्रमुख गुण या पहलू
🇧🇩Bengali
বৈশিষ্ট্য
কোনো কিছুর একটি বিশিষ্ট গুণ বা দিক
🇮🇳Tamil
பண்பு
ஏதாவது ஒரு முக்கிய பண்பு அல்லது அம்சம்
🇮🇳Telugu
లక్షణం
ఏదో ఒక ప్రముఖ లక్షణం లేదా అంశం
🇮🇳Marathi
वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण
एखाद्या गोष्टीचे प्रमुख गुणधर्म किंवा पैलू
🇮🇳Gujarati
લાક્ષણિકતા
કોઈ વસ્તુનું અગ્રણી લક્ષણ અથવા પાસું
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ
ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಶ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്വഭാവം
എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും ഒരു പ്രമുഖ ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വശം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਗੁਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਹਿਲੂ
🇵🇰Urdu
خصوصیت
کسی چیز کا نمایاں وصف یا پہلو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
特征
某事物的突出属性或方面
🇯🇵Japanese
特性
何かの顕著な属性または側面
🇰🇷Korean
특성
눈에 띄는 특성이나 사물의 측면
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đặc trưng
một thuộc tính nổi bật hoặc khía cạnh của một cái gì đó
🇹🇭Thai
ลักษณะเฉพาะ
คุณลักษณะที่โดดเด่นหรือลักษณะของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
ciri
atribut atau aspek yang menonjol dari sesuatu
🇵🇭Filipino
katangian
isang kilalang katangian o aspeto ng isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
ciri
sifat atau aspek yang menonjol sesuatu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مميزة
سمة بارزة أو جانب من شيء ما
🇮🇷Persian
مشخصه
صفت یا جنبه بارز چیزی
🇹🇷Turkish
karakteristik
bir şeyin öne çıkan özelliği veya yönü
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְאַפיֵן
תכונה או היבט בולט של משהו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'characteristic'?
The primary meaning of 'characteristic' is 'a prominent attribute or aspect of something'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'characteristic' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'characteristic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'characteristic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'characteristic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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