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characteristic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ??????????????? (kharakt?ristikós), from ??????????? (kharakt?ríz?, “to designate by a characteristic mark”), from ???????? (kharakt?r, “a mark, character”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kæ??kt????st?k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k???kt????st?k/
- Rhymes: -?st?k
- Hyphenation: char?ac?te?ris?tic
Adjective
characteristic (comparative more characteristic, superlative most characteristic)
- Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
Synonyms
- distinctive
- exclusive
- idiosyncratic
- indicative
- representative
- signature
- specific
- typical
Antonyms
- uncharacteristic
- untypical
Derived terms
- characteristic function
- characteristicness
Translations
Noun
characteristic (plural characteristics)
- A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
- (mathematics) The integer part of a logarithm.
- 1830, Solomon Pearson Miles, Thomas Sherwin, Mathematical Tables: Comprising Logarithms of Numbers, […] , page 69,
- It is evident, moreover, that as the logarithms of numbers, which are tenfold, the one of the other, do not differ except in their characteristics, it is sufficient that the tables contain the fractional parts only of the logarithms.
- 1911, F. T. Swanwick, Elementary Trigonometry, Cambridge University Press, page 60,
- As the sine and cosine are always proper fractions their logarithms are negative, i.e. have negative characteristics. When we are given an angle, it is impossible to say, from inspection of the angle, what the characteristic of the logarithm of its sine, cosine or tangent may be; so the characteristics have to be printed with the mantissae.
- 1961, Principles and Applications of Mathematics for Communications-Electronics, [U.S.] Department of the Army, page 69,
- Similarly, the characteristic for .003 is ?3, and the characteristic for .0003 is ?4.
- 1830, Solomon Pearson Miles, Thomas Sherwin, Mathematical Tables: Comprising Logarithms of Numbers, […] , page 69,
- (nautical) The distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.).
- (algebra, field theory, ring theory) 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.
- 1962 [John Wiley & Sons], Nathan Jacobson, Lie Algebras, 1979, Dover, page 289,
- In this chapter we study the problem of classifying the finite-dimensional simple Lie algebras over an arbitrary field of characteristic 0.
- 1992, Simeon Ivanov (translator), P. M. Gudivok, E. Ya. Pogorilyak, On Modular Representations of Finite Groups over Integral Domains, Simeon Ivanov (editor), Galois Theory, Rings, Algebraic Groups and Their Applications, American Mathematical Society, page 87,
- Let R be a Noetherian factorial ring of characteristic p which is not a field.
- 1993, S. Warner, Topological Rings, Elsevier (North-Holland), page 424,
- Traditionally, a complete, discretely valued field of characteristic zero, the maximal ideal of whose valuation ring is generated by the prime number p, has been called a p-adic field. In our terminology, the valuation ring of a p-adic field is a Cohen ring of characteristic zero whose residue field has characteristic p, and consequently a p-adic field is simply the quotient field of such a Cohen ring.
- 1962 [John Wiley & Sons], Nathan Jacobson, Lie Algebras, 1979, Dover, page 289,
Synonyms
- (distinguishing feature of a person or thing): attribute, hallmark, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quality, tendency, trademark, trait
- See also Thesaurus:characteristic
Coordinate terms
- (part of a logarithm): mantissa
Derived terms
- defining characteristic
Related terms
- characteristically
Translations
See also
- mantissa
Further reading
- characteristic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- characteristic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Interlingua
Adjective
characteristic (not comparable)
- characteristic
Related terms
- characteristica
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breed
English
Alternative forms
- breede (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English breden, from Old English br?dan, from Proto-Germanic *br?dijan? (“to brood”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?reh?- (“warm”). Cognate with Scots brede, breid, Saterland Frisian briede, West Frisian briede, Dutch broeden, German Low German bröden, German brüten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?i?d/
- Rhymes: -i?d
Verb
breed (third-person singular simple present breeds, present participle breeding, simple past and past participle bred)
- To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
- (transitive) To give birth to; to be the native place of.
- a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men
- Of animals, to mate.
- To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.
- To arrange the mating of specific animals.
- To propagate or grow plants trying to give them certain qualities.
- To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
- 1859, Edward Everett, An Oration on the Occasion of the Dedication of the Statue of Mr. Webster
- born and bred on the verge of the wilderness
- 1859, Edward Everett, An Oration on the Occasion of the Dedication of the Statue of Mr. Webster
- To yield or result in.
- 1634, John Milton, Comus
- Lest the place / And my quaint habits breed astonishment.
- 1634, John Milton, Comus
- (obsolete, intransitive) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, like young before birth.
- (sometimes as breed up) To educate; to instruct; to bring up
- 1724-1734', Bishop Burnet, History of My Own Time
- No care was taken to breed him a Protestant.
- His farm may not […] remove his children too far from him, or the trade he breeds them up in.
- 1724-1734', Bishop Burnet, History of My Own Time
- To produce or obtain by any natural process.
- Children would breed their teeth with much less danger.
- (intransitive) To have birth; to be produced, developed or multiplied.
- 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act III Scene 1
- Fair encounter
- Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace
- On that which breed between 'em!
- 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act III Scene 1
- (transitive) to ejaculate inside someone's ass
- 2018, Cassandra Dee, Paying My Boyfriend's Debt: A Billionaire Bad Boy Romance, Cassandra Dee Romance via PublishDrive
- “God, I love your ass,” he says, his voice almost a growl. “I'm gonna breed this ass tonight.”
- 2015, David Holly, The Heart's Eternal Desire, Bold Strokes Books Inc (?ISBN)
- “ Yes,” I said. “You want to fuck me, and I submit to you. My body is yours. Stuff me. Fill me. Breed my ass. Seed me, my love.
- year unknown, Tymber Dalton, Disorder in the House [Suncoast Society], Siren-BookStrand (?ISBN), page 32:
- “Then...you get...bred.”
- 2017, Casper Graham, Same Script, Different Cast [Scripts & Lyrics Trilogy], Siren-BookStrand (?ISBN), page 41:
- “I can't...can't last, baby.” / “I don't care. Come inside me. Breed me.”
- 2017, Casper Graham, Nothing Short of a Miracle [Scripts & Lyrics Trilogy], Siren-BookStrand (?ISBN), page 19:
- "Are you clean?" he asked. / "Yeah, I get tested recently." / "Perfect. Breed me.”
- 2018, Cassandra Dee, Paying My Boyfriend's Debt: A Billionaire Bad Boy Romance, Cassandra Dee Romance via PublishDrive
Synonyms
- (take care of in infancy and through childhood): raise, bring up, rear
Derived terms
Related terms
- breed in the bone
Translations
Noun
breed (plural breeds)
- All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
- a breed of tulip
- a breed of animal
- A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 12:
- And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence
- Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 12:
- (informal) A group of people with shared characteristics.
- People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed.
Translations
Anagrams
- berde, brede, rebed
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch breed, from Middle Dutch brêet, from Old Dutch *br?d, from Proto-West Germanic *braid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br???t/, [bre?t]
Adjective
breed (attributive breë, comparative breër, superlative breedste)
- broad
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch brêet, from Old Dutch *br?d, from Proto-West Germanic *braid, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bre?t/, [bre?t]
- Hyphenation: breed
- Rhymes: -e?t
Adjective
breed (comparative breder, superlative breedst)
- broad, wide
- Antonyms: nauw, smal
Inflection
Derived terms
- breedband
- breedbeeld
- breeddoek
- breedgebouwd
- breedgerand
- breedgeschouderd
- breedgetakt
- breedgetakt
- breedspraak
- breedte
- breedvoerig
- hemelsbreed
- kamerbreed
- verbreden
Descendants
- Afrikaans: breed
- ? West Frisian: breed
Anagrams
- brede
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch breed, displacing older brie.
Adjective
breed
- broad, wide
Inflection
Derived terms
- breedteken
Further reading
- “breed”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English bred, from Old English br?ad, from Proto-Germanic *braud?. Cognates include English bread and Scots breid.
Noun
breed
- bread
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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