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noun(char-ac-ter-is-tic)a distinguishing trait, quality, or property
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noun(char-ac-ter-is-tic)the integral part of a common logarithm
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noun(char-ac-ter-is-tic)the smallest positive integer n which for an operation in a ring or field yields 0 when any element is used n times with the operation
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noun(char-ac-ter-is-tic)a physical characteristic (such as the breasts of a female mammal or the breeding plumage of a male bird) that appears in members of one sex at puberty or in seasonal breeders at the breeding season and is not directly concerned with reproduction —called also secondary sexual characteristic