characteristic vs integer

integer vs characteristic

characteristic and integer both are nouns.

characteristic is an adjective but integer is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, integer is a hypernym of characteristic; that is, integer is a word with a broader meaning than characteristic:

characteristic: the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
integer: any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero

Other hypernyms of characteristic include whole number.

characteristic (noun)	integer (noun)
a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something	any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
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)	integer (adjective)
typical or distinctive

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