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characteristic vs dimension

dimension vs characteristic

characteristic and dimension both are nouns.

characteristic is an adjective but dimension is not an adjective.

characteristic is not a verb while dimension is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
characteristic Yes Yes No No
dimension Yes No Yes No
As nouns, dimension is a hypernym of characteristic; that is, dimension is a word with a broader meaning than characteristic:
  • characteristic: a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  • dimension: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
Other hypernyms of characteristic include attribute, property.
characteristic (noun) dimension (noun)
a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions magnitude or extent
a prominent attribute or aspect of something a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
characteristic (adjective) dimension (adjective)
typical or distinctive
characteristic (verb) dimension (verb)
shape or form to required dimensions
indicate the dimensions on
Difference between characteristic and dimension

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