characteristic, individual, peculiar, distinctive mean indicating a special quality or identity. characteristic applies to something that distinguishes or identifies a person or thing or class. …

What is clear is that all approaches have different characteristics that may be more suitable for some problems and less suitable for others.

Definition of characteristic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.

What does the word characteristic mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word characteristic, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, …

CHARACTERISTICS definition: the plural of characteristic. See examples of characteristics used in a sentence.

If something is a characteristic of someone or something, it is a feature you would expect. A characteristic of classical-style architecture is large stone columns. A characteristic of poodles …

Characteristic value, another name for the eigenvalue of a matrix Characteristic vector (disambiguation), another name for eigenvector of a matrix Characteristic word, a subclass of …

• These are also the characteristics of good citizenship, and they should be emphasized in the teaching of all subjects. • Leadership and honesty are the characteristics of a good manager. • …

typical: It was characteristic of her not to take all the credit. a quality (of someone or something) that is typical or special: She had the high forehead that is a characteristic of that family. …