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  • 21characteristic — Index In dex, n.; pl. E. {Indexes}, L. {Indices}(?). [L.: cf. F. index. See {Indicate}, {Diction}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; as, the increasing unemployment rate is an index of …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22characteristic — I. noun Date: 1664 1. a distinguishing trait, quality, or property 2. the integral part of a common logarithm 3. 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23characteristic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. distinctive, typical, peculiar. n. quality, trait, mark, lineament, feature, peculiarity, attribute, distinction. See indication, speciality, attribution, intrinsic. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 24characteristic — 1 noun (countable usually plural) a quality or feature of something or someone that is typical of them and easy to recognize: A characteristic of this species is the blue stripe on its back. | Obstinacy remains one of Gail s less endearing… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25particular — 1. adjective /pəˈtɪk.jə.lə(ɹ),pɜɹˈtɪkjəlɜɹ/ a) Specific; discrete; concrete. I couldnt find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do. b) Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing. We knew it was named after… …

    Wiktionary

  • 26particular — Synonyms and related words: absolute, accurate, adjunct, adoptive, adventure, appointive, appropriate, article, aspect, attentive, blow by blow, brass tacks, careful, case, categorical, censorious, certain, characteristic, choicy, choosing,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27Characteristic Line — A line formed using regression analysis that summarizes a particular security or portfolio s systematic risk and rate of return. The rate of return is dependent on the standard deviation of the asset s returns and the slope of the characteristic… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 28characteristic — 1. SYN: character. 2. Typical or distinctive of a particular disorder. receiver operating c. (ROC) a plot of the sensitivity of a diagnostic test as a function of nonspecificity (one minus the specificity). The ROC curve indicates the …

    Medical dictionary

  • 29characteristic — 1. noun interesting characteristics Syn: attribute, feature, quality, essential quality, property, trait, aspect, element, facet; mannerism, habit, custom, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk, oddity, foible 2. adjective …

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  • 30characteristic — 1. noun interesting characteristics Syn: attribute, feature, quality, property, trait, aspect, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk 2. adjective his characteristic eloquence Syn: typical, usual, normal, dist …

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