characteristic
cha·rac·te·ristic
adjective
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- “heard my friend”
- “;”
- “;”
noun
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the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
Origin
From Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός (kharaktēristikós), from χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō, “to designate by a characteristic mark”), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “a mark, character”).
Phrases
- acquired characteristic
- characteristic function
- characteristic polynomial
- characteristic root
- characteristic time
- characteristic value
- characteristic vector
- defining characteristic
- demand characteristic
- derived characteristic
- Euler characteristic
- light characteristic
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