electronics vs characteristic

electronics and characteristic both are nouns.

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

electronics (noun)	characteristic (noun)
the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices	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

electronics (adjective)	characteristic (adjective)
	typical or distinctive