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