Feature vs. Characteristic
Difference Between Feature and Characteristic
Featurenoun
(obsolete) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
Characteristicadjective
Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
Featurenoun
An important or main item.
Characteristicnoun
A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
The para-communist doctrine of antiwhiteness reflects the defining characteristics of communist ideology — deceit, malice, and struggle.Featurenoun
(media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
Characteristicnoun
(mathematics) The integer part of a logarithm.
Featurenoun
Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
Characteristicnoun
(nautical) The distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.).
Featurenoun
(computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
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.
The characteristic of a field, if non-zero, must be a prime number.Featurenoun
The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
one of the features of the landscapeCharacteristicnoun
a prominent aspect of something;
the map showed roads and other featuresgenerosity is one of his best characteristicsFeaturenoun
(archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
Characteristicnoun
a distinguishing quality
Featurenoun
(engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
Characteristicnoun
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
Featurenoun
An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed.
Characteristicnoun
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
Featurenoun
(music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
Characteristicadjective
typical or distinctive;
heard my friend's characteristic laughred and gold are the characteristic colors of autumnstripes characteristic of the zebraFeaturenoun
(linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
Featureverb
(transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
Featureverb
(transitive) To star, to contain.
Featureverb
(intransitive) To appear, to make an appearance.
Featureverb
To have features resembling.
Featurenoun
a prominent aspect of something;
the map showed roads and other featuresgenerosity is one of his best characteristicsFeaturenoun
the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin;
an expression of pleasure crossed his featureshis lineaments were very regularFeaturenoun
the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater;
the feature tonight is `Casablanca'Featurenoun
a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine;
they ran a feature on retirement planningFeaturenoun
an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
Featureverb
have as a feature;
This restaurant features the most famous chefs in FranceFeatureverb
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner;
she was sporting a new hat
