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characteristic
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Definitions ofcharacteristic
1noun
- A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
- The integer part of a logarithm.
- The distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.).
- 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.
Example: "The characteristic of a field, if non-zero, must be a prime number."
1adjective
- Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
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