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Characteristic
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Characteristic (from the Greek word for a property or attribute (= trait) of an entity[citation needed]) may refer to:
In physics and engineering, any characteristic curve that shows the relationship between certain input and output parameters, for example:
- An I-V or current-voltage characteristic is the current in a circuit as a function of the applied voltage
- Receiver operating characteristic
In navigation:
- Light characteristic, pattern of a lighted beacon
In mathematics:
- The characteristic of a ring R is a number that describes what happens to integers when interpreted in R
- A characteristic function (disambiguation) usually means the indicator function of a subset, though the term has other meanings in specific domains
- The characteristic polynomial in linear algebra is a polynomial associated to a square matrix
- The Euler characteristic is a topological invariant
- A characteristic subgroup in group theory is a subgroup that is invariant under all automorphisms
- A characteristic curve associated with a partial differential equation
- The characteristic of a common logarithm is its integer part.
In fiction:
- Another name for ability score in Dungeons & Dragons[1]
References
- ^ Livingstone, Ian (1982). Dicing with Dragons. Routledge. pp. 71–80. ISBN 0710094663.
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