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characteristic vs external

external vs characteristic

characteristic and external both are nouns.

characteristic and external both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
characteristic Yes Yes No No
external Yes Yes No No
As nouns, external is a hyponym of characteristic; that is, external is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than characteristic:
  • characteristic: a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  • external: outward features
characteristic (noun) external (noun)
a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something outward features
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) external (adjective)
typical or distinctive happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
coming from the outside
from or between other countries
purely outward or superficial
Difference between characteristic and external

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