characteristic : Idioms & Phrases

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characteristic curve

  • noun (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters
    characterisic function.
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characteristic root of a square matrix

  • noun (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
    eigenvalue; eigenvalue of a matrix; eigenvalue of a square matrix.
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device characteristic

  • noun any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
    characteristic.
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distinguishing characteristic

  • noun an odd or unusual characteristic
    peculiarity; distinctive feature.
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frequency-response characteristic

  • noun (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency
    frequency-response curve.
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primary sex characteristic

  • noun the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
    primary sex characteristic; primary sex character.
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primary sexual characteristic

  • noun the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)
    primary sex characteristic; primary sex character.
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secondary sex characteristic

  • noun the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
    secondary sex character; secondary sex characteristic.
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secondary sexual characteristic

  • noun the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
    secondary sex character; secondary sex characteristic.
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sex characteristic

  • noun those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
    sex character; sex characteristic.
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sexual characteristic

  • noun those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
    sex character; sex characteristic.
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