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1.
typical or distinctive
heard my friend's characteristic laugh
red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn
stripes characteristic of the zebra
'characteristic' - used as a noun
2.
a prominent aspect of something
generosity is one of his best characteristics
3.
a distinguishing quality
4.
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
5.
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
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