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Adjective
- typical or distinctive
- heard my friend's characteristic laugh
- red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn
- stripes characteristic of the zebra
Noun
- any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
- the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- the map showed roads and other features
- generosity is one of his best characteristics