Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 7 compound words that contain characteristic. The most common are listed below. Open characteristic in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- characteristic polynomialThe polynomial produced from a given square matrix by first subtracting the appropriate identity matrix multiplied by an indeterminant and then calculating the determinant.
- sex characteristicA physical trait of a sexually dimorphic organism that is specific to one sex.
- characteristic rootAn eigenvalue.
- secondary sex characteristicA feature that distinguishes between the two sexes in adult members of a species, but is not directly part of the reproductive system.
- characteristic functionA function which is equal to 1 for all points in its domain which belong to a given set, and is equal to 0 for all points in the domain which do not belong to that given set.
- acquired characteristicA change or modification to a living organism that occurs during its lifetime, that is not incorporated into its DNA, and hence cannot be passed on to its offspring; for example, the loss of a limb in an accident, or stunted growth due to …
- characteristic functionsplural of characteristic function: A function which is equal to 1 for all points in its domain which belong to a given set, and is equal to 0 for all points in the domain which do not belong to that given set.
- characteristic timeThe order of magnitude of the reaction time scale of a system; the inverse of the reaction rate.
- characteristic valueSynonym of eigenvalue: A scalar λ, such that there exists a non-zero vector x (a corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of x under a given linear transformation A is equal to the image of x under multiplication by λ; i.e. Ax=λx.
- characteristic vectorAn eigenvector.
- demand characteristicAn aspect of an experimental design that leads subjects to infer, and comply with, researcher expectations, thereby confounding the experimental results.
- light characteristicthe properties that make a particular navigational light (for example, a lighthouse) identifiable
- Euler characteristicThe sum of even-dimensional Betti numbers minus the sum of odd-dimensional ones.
- characteristic rootsplural of characteristic root: An eigenvalue.
- characteristic timesplural of characteristic time: The order of magnitude of the reaction time scale of a system; the inverse of the reaction rate.
- characteristic valuesplural of characteristic value: A scalar λ, such that there exists a non-zero vector x (a corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of x under a given linear transformation A is equal to the image of x under multiplication by λ; i.e …
- derived characteristicSynonym of apomorph: An organism existing in an evolutionary state that represents a morphological change as compared to a previous state.
- characteristic vectorsplural of characteristic vector: An eigenvector.
- characteristic polynomialsplural of characteristic polynomial: The polynomial produced from a given square matrix by first subtracting the appropriate identity matrix multiplied by an indeterminant and then calculating the determinant.
Compound words 7
- characteristicallyIn a usual or expected way; in characteristic manner.
- subcharacteristicA characteristic that is one of the properties that work together to define a particular characteristic.
- characteristicnessThe state or quality of being characteristic.
- semicharacteristicA partial characteristic
- biocharacteristicSynonym of biocharacter: A defining characteristic of an organism or group of organisms
- equicharacteristicOf a ring: such that the ring and its residue field have the same characteristic.
- noncharacteristicuncharacteristic