characteristic

charakteristisch, typisch

Für eine bestimmte Person, Sache oder Gruppe typisch.

In einfachem Englisch: Typical of a particular person, thing, or group.

• He gave a characteristic smile.
• This strong smell is characteristic of the plant.
• She answered with her characteristic patience.

So benutzt man es: be characteristic of someone/something (That gentle humour is characteristic of her writing.)

Synonyme: typical, distinctive

Gegenteile: uncharacteristic

Häufige Wendungen: characteristic of something, characteristic smile, characteristic feature

Merkmal, Eigenschaft

Eine Eigenschaft, die für eine Person, Sache oder Gruppe typisch ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A quality or feature that is typical of a person, thing, or group.

• Patience is her best characteristic.
• The two plants share several characteristics.
• What are the main characteristics of this style?

So benutzt man es: a characteristic of someone/something (Long ears are a characteristic of these rabbits.)

Synonyme: feature, quality, trait

Häufige Wendungen: main characteristic, physical characteristic, characteristic of something

Charakteristik

In einem algebraischen System die kleinste Anzahl von Einsen, deren Summe null ergibt; existiert keine solche Anzahl, ist der Wert null.

In einfachem Englisch: A number for a mathematical system: the fewest ones adding to zero, or zero if no such number exists.

• This field has characteristic zero.
• A finite field has prime characteristic.
• We studied rings of characteristic two.

So benutzt man es: the characteristic of a field/ring (The characteristic of this field is five.)

Häufige Wendungen: characteristic zero, positive characteristic, characteristic of something