meaning of characteristic
1.  Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. 
2.  A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized. 
3.  The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm. 
4.  a distinguishing quality
						 
Related Words
characteristic | characteristic curve | characteristical | characteristically |
