Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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characteristic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
distinctive | No | Yes | No | No |
characteristic (noun) | distinctive (noun) |
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a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something | |
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions | |
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 |
characteristic (adjective) | distinctive (adjective) |
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typical or distinctive | of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing |
capable of being classified |