English Dictionary

characteristic

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

名詞

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing. / (mathematics) The integer part of a logarithm.

日本語の意味

特徴、特性 — 人や物事の際立った性質や要素 / 対数の整数部分

A calm demeanor is a characteristic many employers value in candidates.

落ち着いた態度は、多くの雇用主が候補者に求める特徴です。

意味（1）

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

意味（2）

(mathematics) The integer part of a logarithm.

It is evident, moreover, that as the logarithms of numbers, which are tenfold, the one of the other, do not differ except in their characteristics, it is sufficient that the tables contain the fractional parts only of the logarithms.

意味（3）

(nautical) The distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.).

意味（4）

(algebra, field theory, ring theory) For a given field or ring, a natural number that is either the smallest positive number n such that n instances of the multiplicative identity (1) summed together yield the additive identity (0) or, if no such number exists, the number 0.

The characteristic of a field, if non-zero, must be a prime number.

characteristics （ plural ）