CHARACTERISTIC

Definition of CHARACTERISTIC

  1. (noun)a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  2. (noun)a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
  3. (noun)the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
  4. (noun)any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
  5. (adj)typical or distinctive