characteristic
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(adjective) typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra" |
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Antonyms: uncharacteristic |
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(noun) a distinguishing quality |
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Related Words: aspect, compatibility, curability, curableness, dangerousness, directness, earmark, hallmark, incompatibility, incurability, incurableness, indirectness, passport, point, quality, safeness, spot, straightness, streak, stylemark, trademark |
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(noun) the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 |
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Related Words: integer, whole number |
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(noun) a prominent aspect of something: "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" |
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Synonyms: feature |
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Related Words: aspect, attraction, attractive feature, attribute, badge, dimension, distinctive feature, excellence, external, facet, peculiarity, property, sex character, sex characteristic |
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