Characteristic

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Characteristic has several meanings:

• characteristic (algebra)
• characteristic function
• characteristic subgroup
• Euler characteristic
• method of characteristics

• Characteristic is also sometimes used as a piece of jargon in discussions of universals in metaphysics, often in the phrase 'distinguishing characteristics'.

• An I-V or current-voltage characteristic is the current in a circuit as a function of the applied voltage

• The characteristic is also the distinguishing flash pattern of a lighthouse meant to be seen at night.

[edit] See also

• Character (disambiguation)