characteristic

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characteristic

adj. typical; distinctive

n. distinguishing quality; trait, attribute

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Characteristic

Characteristic (from the Greek word for a property, attribute or of an entity) may refer to:
In physics and engineering, any characteristic curve that shows the relationship between certain input and output parameters, for example:

I-V or current-voltage characteristic, the current in a circuit as a function of the applied voltage
Receiver operating characteristic

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characteristic

Noun
1. a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
(synonym) feature
(hypernym) property, attribute, dimension
(hyponym) sex characteristic, sex character
2. a distinguishing quality
(hypernym) quality
(hyponym) recommendation, passport
(part-holonym) nature
3. the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
(hypernym) integer, whole number
4. any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
(synonym) device characteristic
(hypernym) property
(classification) electronics

Adjective
1. typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
(antonym) uncharacteristic, uncharacteristic of
(similar) diagnostic, symptomatic, symptomatic of(p)
(see-also) typical

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characteristic

příd.jm. charakteristický; příznačný

n. charakteristická vlastnost; charakteristický znak

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characteristic

Przym. charakterystyczny dla (kogoś/czegoś)

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