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Characteristic
01
a notable feature or quality that defines or describes something
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
characteristics
Examples
Her kindness is a characteristic everyone notices.
02
the whole number part of a logarithm, which represents the exponent of the base when expressing the number in scientific notation
Examples
In log₁₀(500), the characteristic is 2 because 500 can be written as 5 × 10².
characteristic
01
serving to identify or distinguish something or someone
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
Superlative
most characteristic
Comparative
more characteristic
ungradable
Examples
His characteristic wit and humor always brightened the mood in the room.
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