characteristic /.kærәktә'ristik/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a distinguishing quality
- (n.) the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
- (n.) any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
Chinese translation
- n. 特性, 特征, 特色
- a. 特性的, 特有的, 有特色的
- [计] 阶; 指数
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /.kærәktә'ristik/
- Syllables
- 5
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.97 · Rare
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