characteristic
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Synonyms: characteristics, uncharacteristic, characteristick
Antonyms: characteristics, uncharacteristic, characteristick
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Adjective
- Indicating a [[distinguish]]ing [[feature]] of a person or thing; [[typical]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
- {{lb|en|now|rare}} Describing or pertaining to personal characters or character types; [[characterful]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
Noun
- A [[distinguishing]] [[feature]] of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior.
- {{lb|en|mathematics}} The [[integer]] part of a [[logarithm]].
- {{lb|en|nautical}} The distinguishing features of a [[navigational]] [[light]] on a [[lighthouse]] etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.).
- {{lb|en|algebra|field theory|ring theory}} For a given [[field]] or [[ring]], a [[natural number]] that is either the smallest positive number ''n'' such that ''n'' instances of the [[multiplicative identity]] (1) summed together yield the [[additive identity]] (0) or, if no such number exists, the number 0.
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