characteristic

Definition

noun
  1. a property or feature of something
    Examples inherited characteristics • One of the characteristics of an octopus is that it can send out a cloud of ink when attacked.
  2. (Computing)
    the value of an exponent in a floating point number
    Example The floating point number 1.345 x 103 has a characteristic of 3.
adjective
  • (Computing)
    typical
    Example This fault is characteristic of this make and model of personal computer.
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