characteristic
Word Statistics
Rare or specialized
Uncommon, mostly in formal contexts
Complex pronunciation
Analysis:
- • Rare or specialized vocabulary
- • Long word (14 letters)
- • Complex pronunciation (5 syllables)
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."
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adjective
1. Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
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Source: en.wiktionary.org
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