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Characteristics

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

📖 Definitions of "Characteristics"

noun

1
A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
2
The integer part of a logarithm.
3
The distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.).
4
For a given field or ring, a natural number that is either the smallest positive number n such that n instances of the multiplicative identity (1) summed together yield the additive identity (0) or, if no such number exists, the number 0.
"The characteristic of a field, if non-zero, must be a prime number."

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
identifyingnoun	An act of identification.
typicalnoun	Anything that is typical, normal, or standard.
distinctivenoun	Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
featurenoun	An important or main item.
distinguishingnoun	The act by which something is distinguished or told apart.
peculiarnoun	That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
diagnosticnoun	Any technique used in medical diagnosis.
symptomaticnoun	A person exhibiting the symptoms of an illness.
aspectsnoun	Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
attractionsnoun	The tendency to attract.
attributenoun	A characteristic or quality of a thing.
attributesnoun	A characteristic or quality of a thing.
capabilitiesnoun	The power or ability to generate an outcome.
characternoun	(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
characterisationnoun	(British spelling) Alternative form of characterization. [The act or process of characterizing.]
characterizationnoun	The act or process of characterizing.
characterizationsnoun	The act or process of characterizing.
characterizeverb	(transitive) To be typical of.
characterizedverb	of the meaning of words or concepts; stated precisely
characterizesverb	(transitive) To be typical of.