Characteristic - Definition

adj 1: typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic
laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of
autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra" [ant:
uncharacteristic]
n 1: a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map
showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his
best characteristics" [syn: feature, characteristic]
2: a distinguishing quality
3: the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation
of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the
characteristic is 2
4: any measurable property of a device measured under closely
specified conditions [syn: characteristic, device
characteristic]