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subcharacteristic

subcharacteristic noun: a characteristic that is one of the properties that work together to define a particular characteristic.

Noun

subcharacteristic (plural subcharacteristics)

  1. A characteristic that is one of the properties that work together to define a particular characteristic.
    • Compatibility characteristic (with co-existence and interoperability subcharacteristics) is understood as the degree to which two or more systems or components can exchange information and/or perform their required functions while sharing the same hardware or software environment.2014, Vicente García Díaz, Handbook of Research on Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering, page 241
    • We define three subcharacteristics to measure the capability in more aspects.2017, Guojun Wang, Mohammed Atiquzzaman, Zheng Yan, Security, Privacy, and Anonymity in Computation, Communication, and Storage-, page 561

Forms of subcharacteristic

pluralsubcharacteristics

Origin of subcharacteristic

From sub- + characteristic.

Questions about subcharacteristic

What does subcharacteristic mean?
Subcharacteristic means a characteristic that is one of the properties that work together to define a particular characteristic.
What part of speech is subcharacteristic?
Subcharacteristic is a noun.
What is the plural of subcharacteristic?
The plural of subcharacteristic is subcharacteristics.

Words near subcharacteristic in the dictionary

  1. subchanter
  2. subchanters
  3. subchapter
  4. subchapters
  5. subcharacter
  6. subcharacteristic
  7. subcharacteristics
  8. subcharacterization
  9. subcharacterizations
  10. subcharacterize
  11. subcharacterized

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