char´ac|ter|is´ti|cal|ly

char´ac|ter|is´ti|cal|ly
char|ac|ter|is|tic «KAR ihk tuh RIHS tihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
marking off or distinguishing a certain person or thing from others; special; distinctive: »

the characteristic stripes of a tiger. Bananas have their own characteristic smell.

–n.
1. a special quality or feature; whatever distinguishes one person or thing from others: »

Cheerfulness is a characteristic that we admire in people. An elephant's trunk is its most noticeable characteristic. The number of their legs is a characteristic of insects.

 SYNONYM(S): attribute, trait. See syn. under feature. (Cf. ↑feature)
2. Mathematics. the whole number in a logarithm. Example: In the logarithm 2.95424, the characteristic is 2 and the mantissa is.95424.
–char´ac|ter|is´ti|cal|ly, adverb.

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