Characteristic vs. Property
Characteristicadjective
Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
Characteristicnoun
A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
Characteristicnoun
(mathematics) The integer part of a logarithm.
Characteristicnoun
(nautical) The distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.).
Characteristicnoun
For a given field or ring, a natural number that is either the smallest positive number n such that n instances of the multiplicative identity (1) summed together yield the additive identity (0) or, if no such number exists, the number 0.
Characteristicadjective
Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.
Characteristicnoun
A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized.
Characteristicnoun
The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.
Characteristicnoun
a prominent aspect of something;
Characteristicnoun
a distinguishing quality
Characteristicnoun
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
Characteristicnoun
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
Characteristicadjective
typical or distinctive;
Characteristicadjective
typical of a particular person, place, or thing
Characteristicnoun
a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them
Characteristicnoun
the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number.
Propertynoun
Something that is owned.
Propertynoun
A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
Propertynoun
Real estate; the business of selling houses.
Propertynoun
The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
Propertynoun
An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
Propertynoun
An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
Propertynoun
(computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or the value of such a parameter.
Propertynoun
A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
Propertynoun
(obsolete) Propriety; correctness.
Propertyverb
(obsolete) To invest with properties, or qualities.
Propertyverb
(obsolete) To make a property of; to appropriate.
Propertynoun
That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.
Propertynoun
An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.
Propertynoun
The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.
Propertynoun
That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property.
Propertynoun
All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
Propertynoun
Propriety; correctness.
Propertyverb
To invest which properties, or qualities.
Propertyverb
To make a property of; to appropriate.
Propertynoun
any area set aside for a particular purpose;
Propertynoun
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone;
Propertynoun
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class;
Propertynoun
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished;
Propertynoun
any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie;
Property
Property (Latin: Res Privata) in the abstract is what belongs to or with something, whether as an attribute or as a component of said thing. In the context of this article, it is one or more components (rather than attributes), whether physical or incorporeal, of a person's estate; or so belonging to, as in being owned by, a person or jointly a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation or even a society.
