a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something | any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank) |
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions | an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.) |
a prominent attribute or aspect of something | |
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 | |