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characteristic (iou)



characteristic adjective & noun. M17.
[French caracteristique or medieval Latin characteristicus from late Greek kharakteristikos, from Greek kharakter: see CHARACTER noun, -ISTIC.]
A. adjective. Indicative of character; typical; distinctive. (Foll. by of.) M17.
characteristic curve: showing the relation between two interdependent quantities (esp. properties of a device). STATIC characteristic curve.
b. noun.
A distinctive mark; a distinguishing trait, peculiarity, or quality. M17.
Math. The integral part of a logarithm. M17.
A characteristic curve. E20.
mutual characteristic: see MUTUAL adjective. STATIC characteristic.
characteristical adjective & noun (a) adjective (arch.) = CHARACTERISTIC adjective; (b) noun = CHARACTERISTIC noun 1: E17.
characteristically adverb M17.
characteristicalness noun (arch.) L18.
characteristicness noun E19.