characteristic vs electronics

characteristic and electronics both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
characteristic	Yes	Yes	No	No
electronics	Yes	No	No	No

characteristic (noun)	electronics (noun)
a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something	the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
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)	electronics (adjective)
typical or distinctive