characteristic vs whole number

whole number vs characteristic

characteristic and whole number both are nouns.

characteristic is an adjective but whole number is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
characteristic	Yes	Yes	No	No
whole number	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, whole number is a hypernym of characteristic; that is, whole number 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
whole number: any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero

Other hypernyms of characteristic include integer.

characteristic (noun)	whole number (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)	whole number (adjective)
typical or distinctive

Difference between characteristic and whole number

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