characteristic

caratteristico, tipico

Tipico di una determinata persona, cosa o gruppo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: be characteristic of someone/something (That gentle humour is characteristic of her writing.)

Sinonimi: typical, distinctive

Contrari: uncharacteristic

Espressioni comuni: characteristic of something, characteristic smile, characteristic feature

caratteristica, tratto

Qualità o aspetto tipico di una persona, cosa o gruppo.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: a characteristic of someone/something (Long ears are a characteristic of these rabbits.)

Sinonimi: feature, quality, trait

Espressioni comuni: main characteristic, physical characteristic, characteristic of something

caratteristica

In un sistema algebrico, il numero minimo di unità la cui somma è zero; zero se tale numero non esiste.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the characteristic of a field/ring (The characteristic of this field is five.)

Espressioni comuni: characteristic zero, positive characteristic, characteristic of something