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external vs characteristic

characteristic vs external

external and characteristic both are nouns.

external and characteristic both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
external Yes Yes No No
characteristic Yes Yes No No
As nouns, characteristic is a hypernym of external; that is, characteristic is a word with a broader meaning than external:
  • external: outward features
  • characteristic: a prominent attribute or aspect of something
Other hypernyms of external include feature.
external (noun) characteristic (noun)
outward features 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
external (adjective) characteristic (adjective)
happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface typical or distinctive
coming from the outside
from or between other countries
purely outward or superficial
Difference between external and characteristic

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