a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something | the feelings expressed on a person's face |
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions | a characteristic to be considered |
a prominent attribute or aspect of something | a distinct feature or element in a problem |
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 | the visual percept of a region |
| the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb |