characteristic

characteristic (http://definr.com/characteristic)

     adj : typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic
           laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of
           autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra" [ant: uncharacteristic]
     n 1: a prominent aspect of something: "the map showed roads and
          other features"; "generosity is one of his best
          characteristics" [syn: feature]
     2: a distinguishing quality
     3: the integer part (positive or negative) of the
        representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 =
        2.808 the characteristic is 2
     4: (electronics) any measurable property of a device measured
        under closely specified conditions [syn: {device
        characteristic}]