CHARACTERISTICS

Noun

characteristics

plural of characteristic

Source: Wiktionary

CHARACTERISTIC

Char`ac*ter*is"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. charactéristique.]

Definition: Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.

Char`ac*ter*is"tic, n.

1. A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized. Pope. The characteristics of a true critic. Johnson.

2. (Math.)

Definition: The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition