whole number vs characteristic

whole number and characteristic both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, characteristic is a hyponym of whole number; that is, characteristic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than whole number:

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

Other hyponyms of whole number include divisor, factor, common multiple, modulus, digit, figure, large integer, double digit, population.

whole number (noun)	characteristic (noun)
any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero	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

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

whole number vs characteristic

whole number and characteristic both are nouns.

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

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