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characteristic

[kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik] / ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk /




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It also states that public authorities should "advance equality of opportunity between people who share and people who do not share a relevant protected characteristic".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Scientists believe this unique characteristic could provide entirely new ways to encode, transmit, and process data.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The power and the danger of frontier models come from the same characteristic: These systems do things their builders don’t fully understand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Bobby showed up at CBS’s Television Studio 52, garbed in his characteristic corduroy pants and flannel shirt buttoned at the collar and displaying an attitude that was one part assurance and one part skepticism.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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