- plural of characteristic.
characteristics
Americannoun
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He said Cash App was developing Tags before TikTok magic-wand videos went mainstream, as the company was looking for ways to take the unique characteristics of the Cash App debit card “to the next level.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
"Some regions throughout the Adriatic have particular characteristics that led local populations to develop a specific shipbuilding style," said Charrié.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
But Schlittler was tall, standing a 6-foot-6, and he had other physical and mechanical characteristics that led the Yankees to believe he could throw harder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Together, those characteristics give scientists an unusually favorable view for searching for vacuum birefringence around 1E 1547.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
What are the characteristics of a cheating teacher?
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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