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  • 11Characteristic based product configurator — A characteristic based product configurator is a product configurator extension which uses a set of discrete variables, called characteristics (or features), to define all the possible product variations. The characteristics There are two… …

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  • 12Characteristic class — In mathematics, a characteristic class is a way of associating to each principal bundle on a topological space X a cohomology class of X. The cohomology class measures the extent to which the bundle is twisted particularly, whether it possesses… …

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  • 13characteristic — adj. & n. adj. typical, distinctive (with characteristic expertise). n. 1 a characteristic feature or quality. 2 Math. the whole number or integral part of a logarithm. Phrases and idioms: characteristic curve a graph showing the relationship… …

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  • 14characteristic — I. noun Date: 1664 1. a distinguishing trait, quality, or property 2. the integral part of a common logarithm 3. the smallest positive integer n which for an operation in a ring or field yields 0 when any element is used n times with the… …

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  • 15characteristic — characteristically, adv. /kar ik teuh ris tik/, adj. 1. Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of …

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  • 16part — n 1. portion, division, majority, proportion; department, compartment, branch, group, subgroup, species, family; piece, parcel, fragment, fraction, can tie; section, sector, segment, subdivision, detail, detachment; constituent, component,… …

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  • 17characteristic — Index In dex, n.; pl. E. {Indexes}, L. {Indices}(?). [L.: cf. F. index. See {Indicate}, {Diction}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; as, the increasing unemployment rate is an index of …

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  • 18characteristic — 1. adjective /ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing Syn: distinctive, exclusive, idiosyncratic, indicative, representative, signature …

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  • 19characteristic — adjective typical of a particular person, place, or thing. noun 1》 a feature or quality typical of a person, place, or thing. 2》 Mathematics the whole number or integral part of a logarithm. Derivatives characteristically adverb …

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  • 20characteristic — char•ac•ter•is•tic [[t]ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) indicating the character or distinctive quality of a person or thing; typical 2) a distinguishing feature or quality 3) math. a) the integral part of a common logarithm b) the exponent of 10… …

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