characteristic

caractéristique, typique

Qui est habituel ou propre à une personne, une chose ou un groupe.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : be characteristic of someone/something (That gentle humour is characteristic of her writing.)

Synonymes : typical, distinctive

Contraires : uncharacteristic

Expressions courantes : characteristic of something, characteristic smile, characteristic feature

caractéristique, trait

Qualité ou particularité propre à une personne, une chose ou un groupe.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : a characteristic of someone/something (Long ears are a characteristic of these rabbits.)

Synonymes : feature, quality, trait

Expressions courantes : main characteristic, physical characteristic, characteristic of something

caractéristique

Dans un système algébrique, nombre minimal de uns dont la somme vaut zéro, ou zéro si ce nombre n’existe pas.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the characteristic of a field/ring (The characteristic of this field is five.)

Expressions courantes : characteristic zero, positive characteristic, characteristic of something