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Charact
(gcide) | Charact \Char"act\, n.
A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See
Character.
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In all his dressings, characts, titles, forms. --Shak.
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character
(mass) | character
- osoba, osobnosť, rys, postava, znak, písmeno |
characteristic
(mass) | characteristic
- charakteristický, typický rys, vlastnosť, charakteristika |
character
(encz) | character
character písmeno n: Zdeněk Brož
character osoba Zdeněk Brož
character osobnost Zdeněk Brož
character rys Zdeněk Brož
character literární postava n: luno
character postava n: luno
character znak n:
character charakter |
character set
(encz) | character set
character set znaková sada [it.] |
characterful
(encz) | characterful
characterful typický adj: Zdeněk Brož
characterful osobitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
characterisation
(encz) | characterisation
characterisation charakterizace n: Zdeněk Brož |
characterisations
(encz) | characterisations
characterisations charakterizace pl. Zdeněk Brož |
characterise
(encz) | characterise
characterise charakterizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
characterised
(encz) | characterised
characterised charakterizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
characteristic
(encz) | characteristic
characteristic typický rys Mgr. Dita Gálová
characteristic vlastnost Mgr. Dita Gálová
characteristic charakteristický adj: Zdeněk Brož
characteristic charakteristika n: Zdeněk Brož |
characteristically
(encz) | characteristically
characteristically charakteristicky adv: Zdeněk Brož |
characteristics
(encz) | characteristics
characteristics charakteristiky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
characterization
(encz) | characterization
characterization popsání n: Zdeněk Brož
characterization charakterizace [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
characterization factor
(encz) | characterization factor
characterization factor charterizační faktor [eko.] výraz použitý pro přeměnu výsledků LCI na obecnou ekvivalentní jednotku v přípravě pro agregaci do výsledku indikátoru kategorií. RNDr. Pavel Piskač
characterization factor charakterizační faktor [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
characterize
(encz) | characterize
characterize charakterizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
characterized
(encz) | characterized
characterized charakterizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
characterless
(encz) | characterless
characterless bezvýrazný Pavel Machek a Giza |
characters
(encz) | characters
characters znaky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
environmental characterization
(encz) | environmental characterization
environmental characterization charakterizace ekologických vlivů [eko.] Analýza, kvantifikace toho, jak hodnocené parametry přispívají k různým vlivům na prostředí. Jednotlivé ekologické vlivy by měly být, kde je to možné, slučovány. RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
life cycle characterization
(encz) | life cycle characterization
life cycle characterization charakterizace životního cyklu [eko.] 2. krok fáze hodnocení vlivů na ŽP, ve kterém jsou potenciální vlivy spojeny s daty z inventarizační fáze analyzovány v každé kategorii. RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
product function characteristic
(encz) | product function characteristic
product function characteristic funkční charakteristika výrobku [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
reservoir characteristics
(encz) | reservoir characteristics
reservoir characteristics charakteristika nádrže [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
risk characterization
(encz) | risk characterization
risk characterization charakterizace rizika [eko.] Konečný krok v procesu hodnocení rizika zahrnující integraci (syntézu) dat získaných v předchozích krocích a vedoucí k určení pravděpodobnosti, s jakou lidský organismus utrpí některé z možných poškození. RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
shunt characteristic
(encz) | shunt characteristic
shunt characteristic derivační charakteristika n: parkmaj |
uncharacteristic
(encz) | uncharacteristic
uncharacteristic netypický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
uncharacteristically
(encz) | uncharacteristically
uncharacteristically netypicky adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Airborne Laser Extended Atmospheric Characterization Experiment
(czen) | Airborne Laser Extended Atmospheric Characterization Experiment
ABLE ACE Airborne Laser Extended Atmospheric Characterization Experiment [zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
CHARACTER
(bouvier) | CHARACTER, evidence. The opinion generally entertained of a person derived
from the common re 'port of the people who are acquainted with him. 3 Serg.
& R. 336; 3 Mass. 192; 3 Esp. C. 236.
2. There are three classes of cases on which the moral character and
conduct of a person in society may be used in proof before a jury, each
resting upon particular and distinct grounds. Such evidence is admissible,
1st. To afford a presumption that a particular party has not been guilty of
a criminal act. 2d. To affect the damages in particular cases, where their
amount depends on the character and conduct of any individual; and, 3d. To
impeach or confirm the veracity of a witness.
3.-1. Where the guilt of an accused party is doubtful, and the
character of the supposed agent is involved in the question, a presumption
of innocence arises from his former conduct in society, as evidenced by his
general character, since it is not probable that a person of known probity
and humanity, would commit a dishonest or outrageous act in the particular
instance. Such presumptions, however, are so remote from fact, and it is
frequently so difficult to estimate a person's real character, that
they are entitled to little weight, except in doubtful cases. Since the law
considers a presumption of this nature to be admissible, it is in principle
admissible 'Whenever a reasonable presumption arises from it, as to the fact
in question; in practice it is admitted whenever the character of the party
is involved in the issue. See 2 St. Tr. 1038 1 Coxes Rep. 424; 5 Serg. & R.
352 3 Bibb, R. 195; 2 Bibb, R. 286; 5 Day, R. 260; 5 Esp. C. 13; 3 Camp. C.
519; 1 Camp. C. 460; Str. R. 925. Tha. Cr. Cas. 230; 5 Port. 382.
4.-2. In some instances evidence in disparagement of character is
admissible, not in order to prove or disprove the commission of a particular
fact, but with a view to damages. In actions for criminal conversation with
the plaintiff's wife, evidence may be given of the wife's general bad
character, for want of chastity, and even of particular acts of adultery
committed by her, previous to her intercourse with the defendant. B. N. P.
27, 296; 12 Mod. 232; 3 Esp. C. 236. See 5 Munf. 10. In actions for slander
and libel, when the defendant has not justified, evidence of the plaintiff's
bad character has also been admitted. 3 Camp. C. 251; 1 M. & S. 284; 2 Esp.
C. 720; 2 Nott & M'Cord, 511; 1 Nott & M'Cord, 268; and see 11 Johns. R. 38;
1 Root, R. 449; 1 Johns. R. 46; 6 Penna. St. Rep. 170. The ground of
admitting such evidence is, that a person of disparaged fame is not entitled
to the same measure of damages with one whose character is unblemished.
When, however, the defendant justifies the slander, it seems to be doubtful
whether the evidence of reports as to the conduct and character of the
plaintiff can be received. See 1 M. & S. 286, n (a) 3 Mass. R. 553 1 Pick.
R. 19. When evidence is admitted touching the general character of a party,
it is manifest that it is to be confined to matters in reference to the
nature of the, charge against him. 2 Wend. 352.
5.-3. The party against whom a witness is called, may disprove the
fact& stated by him, or may examine other witnesses as to his general
character; but they will not be allowed to speak of particular facts or
parts of his conduct. B. N. P. 296. For example, evidence of the general
character of a prosecutrix for a rape, may be given, as that she was a
street walker; but evidence of specific acts of criminality cannot be
admitted. 3 Carr. & P. 589. The regular mode is to inquire whether the
witness under examination has the means of knowing the former witness
general character, and whether from such knowledge he would believe, him on
his oath. 4 St. Tr. 693; 4 Esp. C. 102. In answer to such evidence against
character, the other party may cross-examine the witness as to his means of
knowledge, and the grounds of his opinion; or he may attack such witness
general character, and by fresh evidence support the character of his own. 2
Stark. C. 151; Id. 241; St. Ev. pt. 4, 1753 to 1758; 1 Phil. Ev. 229. A
party cannot give evidence to confirm the good character of a witness,
unless his general character has been impugned by his antagonist. 9 Watts,
R. 124. See, in general, as to character, Phil. Ev. Index, tit. Character;
Stark. Ev. pl. 4, 364 Swift's Ev. 140 to 144 5 Ohio R. 227; Greenl. Ev. Sec.
54; 3 Hill, R. 178 Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.
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ascii character table
(foldoc) | ASCII character table
The following list gives the octal, decimal and
hexadecimal ASCII codes for each character along with its
printed representation and common name(s).
Oct Dec Hex Name
000 0 0x00 NUL
001 1 0x01 SOH, Control-A
002 2 0x02 STX, Control-B
003 3 0x03 ETX, Control-C
004 4 0x04 EOT, Control-D
005 5 0x05 ENQ, Control-E
006 6 0x06 ACK, Control-F
007 7 0x07 BEL, Control-G
010 8 0x08 BS, backspace, Control-H
011 9 0x09 HT, tab, Control-I
012 10 0x0a LF, line feed, newline, Control-J
013 11 0x0b VT, Control-K
014 12 0x0c FF, form feed, NP, Control-L
015 13 0x0d CR, carriage return, Control-M
016 14 0x0e SO, Control-N
017 15 0x0f SI, Control-O
020 16 0x10 DLE, Control-P
021 17 0x11 DC1, XON, Control-Q
022 18 0x12 DC2, Control-R
023 19 0x13 DC3, XOFF, Control-S
024 20 0x14 DC4, Control-T
025 21 0x15 NAK, Control-U
026 22 0x16 SYN, Control-V
027 23 0x17 ETB, Control-W
030 24 0x18 CAN, Control-X
031 25 0x19 EM, Control-Y
032 26 0x1a SUB, Control-Z
033 27 0x1b ESC, escape
034 28 0x1c FS
035 29 0x1d GS
036 30 0x1e RS
037 31 0x1f US
040 32 0x20 space
041 33 0x21 !, exclamation mark
042 34 0x22 ", double quote
043 35 0x23 #, hash
044 36 0x24 $, dollar
045 37 0x25 %, percent
046 38 0x26 &, ampersand
047 39 0x27 ', quote
050 40 0x28 (, open parenthesis
051 41 0x29 ), close parenthesis
052 42 0x2a *, asterisk
053 43 0x2b +, plus
054 44 0x2c ,, comma
055 45 0x2d -, minus
056 46 0x2e ., full stop
057 47 0x2f /, oblique stroke
060 48 0x30 0, zero
061 49 0x31 1
062 50 0x32 2
063 51 0x33 3
064 52 0x34 4
065 53 0x35 5
066 54 0x36 6
067 55 0x37 7
070 56 0x38 8
071 57 0x39 9
072 58 0x3a :, colon
073 59 0x3b ;, semicolon
074 60 0x3c , greater than
077 63 0x3f ?, question mark
0100 64 0x40 @, commercial at
0101 65 0x41 A
0102 66 0x42 B
0103 67 0x43 C
0104 68 0x44 D
0105 69 0x45 E
0106 70 0x46 F
0107 71 0x47 G
0110 72 0x48 H
0111 73 0x49 I
0112 74 0x4a J
0113 75 0x4b K
0114 76 0x4c L
0115 77 0x4d M
0116 78 0x4e N
0117 79 0x4f O
0120 80 0x50 P
0121 81 0x51 Q
0122 82 0x52 R
0123 83 0x53 S
0124 84 0x54 T
0125 85 0x55 U
0126 86 0x56 V
0127 87 0x57 W
0130 88 0x58 X
0131 89 0x59 Y
0132 90 0x5a Z
0133 91 0x5b [, open square bracket
0134 92 0x5c \, backslash
0135 93 0x5d ], close square bracket
0136 94 0x5e ^, caret
0137 95 0x5f _, underscore
0140 96 0x60 `, back quote
0141 97 0x61 a
0142 98 0x62 b
0143 99 0x63 c
0144 100 0x64 d
0145 101 0x65 e
0146 102 0x66 f
0147 103 0x67 g
0150 104 0x68 h
0151 105 0x69 i
0152 106 0x6a j
0153 107 0x6b k
0154 108 0x6c l
0155 109 0x6d m
0156 110 0x6e n
0157 111 0x6f o
0160 112 0x70 p
0161 113 0x71 q
0162 114 0x72 r
0163 115 0x73 s
0164 116 0x74 t
0165 117 0x75 u
0166 118 0x76 v
0167 119 0x77 w
0170 120 0x78 x
0171 121 0x79 y
0172 122 0x7a z
0173 123 0x7b {, open curly bracket
0174 124 0x7c |, vertical bar
0175 125 0x7d }, close curly bracket
0176 126 0x7e ~, tilde
0177 127 0x7f delete
See NUL, SOH, STX, ETX, ETX, EOT, ENQ, ACK,
BEL, BS, HT, line feed, VT, FF, CR, SO, SI,
DLE, XON, DC1, DC2, DC3, DC4, NAK, SYN, ETB,
CAN, EM, SUB, ESC, FS, GS, RS, US, space,
exclamation mark, double quote, hash, dollar,
percent, ampersand, quote, open parenthesis, {close
parenthesis}, asterisk, plus, comma, minus, {full
stop}, oblique stroke, colon, semicolon, less than,
equals, greater than, question mark, commercial at,
open square bracket, backslash, close square bracket,
caret, underscore, back quote, open curly bracket,
vertical bar, close curly bracket, tilde, delete.
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character
(foldoc) | character
An atom in a character repertoire.
Compare with glyph.
(1998-10-18)
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character encoding
(foldoc) | character encoding
character encoding scheme
(Or "character encoding scheme") A mapping of
binary values to code positions and back; generally a 1:1
(bijective) mapping.
In the case of ASCII, this is generally a f(x)=x mapping:
code point 65 maps to the byte value 65, and vice versa. This
is possible because ASCII uses only code positions
representable as single bytes, i.e., values between 0 and 255,
at most. (US-ASCII only uses values 0 to 127, in fact.)
Unicode and many CJK coded character sets use many more
than 255 positions, requiring more complex mappings: sometimes
the characters are mapped onto pairs of bytes (see DBCS).
In many cases, this breaks programs that assume a one-to-one
mapping of bytes to characters, and so, for example, treat any
occurrance of the byte value 13 as a carriage return. To
avoid this problem, character encodings such as UTF-8 were
devised.
(1998-10-18)
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character encoding scheme
(foldoc) | character encoding
character encoding scheme
(Or "character encoding scheme") A mapping of
binary values to code positions and back; generally a 1:1
(bijective) mapping.
In the case of ASCII, this is generally a f(x)=x mapping:
code point 65 maps to the byte value 65, and vice versa. This
is possible because ASCII uses only code positions
representable as single bytes, i.e., values between 0 and 255,
at most. (US-ASCII only uses values 0 to 127, in fact.)
Unicode and many CJK coded character sets use many more
than 255 positions, requiring more complex mappings: sometimes
the characters are mapped onto pairs of bytes (see DBCS).
In many cases, this breaks programs that assume a one-to-one
mapping of bytes to characters, and so, for example, treat any
occurrance of the byte value 13 as a carriage return. To
avoid this problem, character encodings such as UTF-8 were
devised.
(1998-10-18)
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character graphics
(foldoc) | ASCII art
ASCII graphics
character graphics
(Or "character graphics", "ASCII graphics") The
fine art of drawing diagrams using the ASCII character set
(mainly "|-/\+").
See also boxology. Here is a serious example:
o----)||(--+--||-+ | +-\/\/-+--o - T
C N )||( | | | | P
E )||( +-->|-+--)---+--)|--+-o U
)||( | | | GND T
o----)||(--+--| |
character key
(foldoc) | key
character key
1. A value used to identify a record in a
database, derived by applying some fixed function to the
record. The key is often simply one of the fields (a
column if the database is considered as a table with records
being rows, see "key field"). Alternatively the key may be
obtained by applying some function, e.g. a hash function, to
one or more of the fields. The set of keys for all records
forms an index. Multiple indexes may be built for one
database depending on how it is to be searched.
2. A value which must be fed into the
algorithm used to decode an encrypted message in order to
reproduce the original plain text. Some encryption schemes
use the same (secret) key to encrypt and decrypt a message,
but public key encryption uses a "private" (secret) key and
a "public" key which is known by all parties.
3. An electromechanical keyboard button.
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character repertoire
(foldoc) | character repertoire
The set of all characters onto which a {coded
character set} maps integers (code positions).
For example, consider these two simple coded character sets:
Coded Character Set One:
integer 0 -> the character "A"
integer 1 -> the character "B"
Coded Character Set Two:
integer 0 -> the character "B"
integer 1 -> the character "A"
Both of these coded character sets map to the characters "A"
and "B", so they have the same character repertoire. But
since the mapping is different (and obviously incompatible),
these are different coded character sets.
(1998-12-17)
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character set
(foldoc) | character set
1. A particular mapping between characters and
byte strings, i.e. the combination of a particular
character encoding (which maps between byte strings and
integers) and a particular coded character set (which maps
between integers and characters).
For example: ASCII (the ASCII coded character set, encoded
directly as single-byte values), or UTF-8 (the Unicode coded
character set, encoded with an 8-bit transformation method).
2. Occasionally: a character repertoire; or a {coded
character set}.
(1998-12-17)
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character set identifier
(foldoc) | character set identifier
CSID
(CSID) (IBM) A number that identifies a {character
set}.
(1995-03-21)
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characteristic function
(foldoc) | characteristic function
The characteristic function of set returns True
if its argument is an element of the set and False otherwise.
(1995-04-13)
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coded character set
(foldoc) | coded character set
A mapping, generally 1:1, from a set of
integers, known as character codes or code positions, to
a set of characters that may include letters, digits,
punctuation, control codes, mathematical and typographic
symbols.
There are several standard coded character sets, the most
widely used is ASCII, generally in its Latin-1 dialect,
with Unicode becoming slowly more common; while EBCDIC and
Baudot are extinct except in legacy systems.
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han character
(foldoc) | Han character
Han Unification
Unified Han
Unihan
(From the Han dynasty, 206 B.C.E to 25 C.E.) One
of the set of glyphs common to Chinese (where they are
called "hanzi"), Japanese (where they are called kanji), and
Korean (where they are called hanja).
Han characters are generally described as "ideographic", i.e.,
picture-writing; but see the reference below.
Modern Korean, Chinese and Japanese fonts may represent a
given Han character as somewhat different glyphs. However, in
the formulation of Unicode, these differences were folded,
in order to conserve the number of code positions necessary
for all of CJK. This unification is referred to as "Han
Unification", with the resulting character repertoire
sometimes referred to as "Unihan".
{Unihan reference at the Unicode Consortium
(http://charts.unicode.org/unihan.html)}.
[John DeFrancis, "The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy",
University of Hawaii Press, 1984].
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hash character
(foldoc) | hash character
octothorpe
"#", ASCII character 35.
Common names: number sign; pound; pound sign; hash; sharp;
crunch; hex; INTERCAL: mesh. Rare: grid; crosshatch;
octothorpe; flash; ITU-T: square, pig-pen; tictactoe;
scratchmark; thud; thump; splat.
The pronunciation of "#" as "pound" is common in the US but a
bad idea; Commonwealth Hackish has its own, rather more
apposite use of "pound sign" (confusingly, on British
keyboards the pound graphic happens to replace "#"; thus
Britishers sometimes call "#" on a US-ASCII keyboard "pound",
compounding the American error). The US usage derives from an
old-fashioned commercial practice of using a "#" suffix to tag
pound weights on bills of lading. The character is usually
pronounced "hash" outside the US.
The name "octothorpe" was made up by a Bell Labs supervisor,
Don Macpherson.
{Octothorpe story
(http://sigtel.com/tel_tech_octothorpe.html)}.
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magnetic ink character recognition
(foldoc) | Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MICR
(MICR) A character recognition system
using special ink and characters which can be magnetised and
read automatically.
MICR is used almost exclusively in the banking industry where
it is used to print details on cheques to enable automatic
processing.
(1995-04-13)
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national characters
(foldoc) | national characters
Characters with accents and other diacritical
marks that are used in certain written languages (that are
based on the Roman alphabet) but not in others, particularly
not in English. A standard list is ISO Latin 1.
(1996-06-24)
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optical character recognition
(foldoc) | Optical Character Recognition
OCR
(OCR, sometimes /oh'k*/) Recognition of printed or
written characters by computer. Each page of text is
converted to a digital using a scanner and OCR is then
applied to this image to produce a text file. This involves
complex image processing algorithms and rarely achieves
100% accuracy so manual proof reading is recommended.
(1999-08-26)
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paper feed control character
(foldoc) | Paper Feed Control Character
(PFCC) An obscure mechanism used in Fortran run-time systems
whereby the first character of a line of output to a
line-printer caused various actions after the line was
printed:
space return newline
0 return newline return newline
1 form-feed
+ return
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universal character set
(foldoc) | Universal Character Set
ISO 10646
ISO/IEC 10646-1
UCS
(UCS, ISO/IEC 10646) A 1993 ISO and
IEC standard character set, also known as "Universal
Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set".
UCS comes in a 16-bit variant called UCS-2 and a 32-bit
variant called UCS-4, which is composed of 16-bit UCS-2
"planes". So far only one 16-bit plane has been defined,
which is known as the Basic Multilingual Plane.
The implementation of UCS is still in its infancy, though some
moves, such as the Java language defining a character to be
16 bits, are suggestive.
[Relationship with Unicode?]
(1997-07-04)
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Arrowheaded characters
(gcide) | Arrowheaded \Ar"row*head`ed\, a.
Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform.
[1913 Webster]
Arrowheaded characters, characters the elements of which
consist of strokes resembling arrowheads, nailheads, or
wedges; -- hence called also nail-headed, wedge-formed,
cuneiform, or cuneatic characters; the oldest written
characters used in the country about the Tigris and
Euphrates, and subsequently in Persia, and abounding among
the ruins of Persepolis, Nineveh, and Babylon. See
Cuneiform.
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Charact
(gcide) | Charact \Char"act\, n.
A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See
Character.
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In all his dressings, characts, titles, forms. --Shak.
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Character
(gcide) | Character \Char"ac*ter\, n. [L., an instrument for marking,
character, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make sharp, to cut into furrows,
to engrave: cf. F. caract[`e]re.]
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1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.
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It were much to be wished that there were throughout
the world but one sort of character for each letter
to express it to the eye. --Holder.
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2. Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar
form of letters used by a particular person or people; as,
an inscription in the Runic character.
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You know the character to be your brother's? --Shak.
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3. The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a
person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp
impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a
person or thing really is; nature; disposition.
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The character or that dominion. --Milton.
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Know well each Ancient's proper character;
His fable, subject, scope in every page;
Religion, Country, genius of his Age. --Pope.
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A man of . . . thoroughly subservient character.
--Motley.
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4. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality;
as, he has a great deal of character.
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5. Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the
life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from
suspicion.
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6. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct
with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the
miserable character of a slave; in his character as a
magistrate; her character as a daughter.
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7. The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or
thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and
veracity; to give one a bad character.
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This subterraneous passage is much mended since
Seneca gave so bad a character of it. --Addison.
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8. A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc.,
given to a servant. [Colloq.]
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9. A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person
characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who
illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was
a character; C[ae]sar is a great historical character.
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10. One of the persons of a drama or novel.
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Note: "It would be well if character and reputation were used
distinctively. In truth, character is what a person is;
reputation is what he is supposed to be. Character is
in himself, reputation is in the minds of others.
Character is injured by temptations, and by wrongdoing;
reputation by slanders, and libels. Character endures
throughout defamation in every form, but perishes when
there is a voluntary transgression; reputation may last
through numerous transgressions, but be destroyed by a
single, and even an unfounded, accusation or
aspersion." --Abbott.
[1913 Webster]Character \Char"ac*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charactered.]
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1. To engrave; to inscribe. [R.]
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These trees shall be my books.
And in their barks my thoughts I 'll character.
--Shak.
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2. To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe;
to characterize. [R.] --Mitford.
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Charactered
(gcide) | Character \Char"ac*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charactered.]
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1. To engrave; to inscribe. [R.]
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These trees shall be my books.
And in their barks my thoughts I 'll character.
--Shak.
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2. To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe;
to characterize. [R.] --Mitford.
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Characterism
(gcide) | Characterism \Char"ac*ter*ism\, n. [Gr. ? a characterizing.]
A distinction of character; a characteristic. [Obs.] --Bp.
Hall.
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characteristic
(gcide) | Index \In"dex\, n.; pl. E. Indexes, L. Indices(?). [L.: cf.
F. index. See Indicate, Diction.]
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1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates,
manifests, or discloses; as, the increasing unemployment
rate is an index of how much the economy has slowed.
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Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of
plants. --Arbuthnot.
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2. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a
pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of
a watch, a movable finger or other form of pointer on a
gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In
(printing), a sign [[hand]] (called also fist) used to
direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
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3. A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and
the like, in a book, usually giving the page on which a
particular word or topic may be found; -- usually
alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the
volume. Typically found only in non-fiction books.
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4. A prologue indicating what follows. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Anat.) The second finger, that next to the pollex
(thumb), in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; {index
finger}.
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6. (Math.) The figure or letter which shows the power or root
of a quantity; the exponent. [In this sense the plural is
always indices.]
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7. The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one
dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the
vertical index of the cranium.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8. A number providing a measure of some quantity derived by a
formula, usually a form of averaging, from multiple
quantities; -- used mostly in economics; as, the index of
leading indicators; the index of industrial production;
the consumer price index. See, for example, the {consumer
price index}.
[PJC]
9. (computers) A file containing a table with the addresses
of data items, arranged for rapid and convenient search
for the addresses.
[PJC]
10. (computers) A number which serves as a label for a data
item and also represents the address of a data item
within a table or array.
[PJC]
11. (R. C. Ch.), The Index prohibitorius, a catalogue of
books which are forbidden by the church to be read; also
called Index of forbidden books and {Index Librorum
Prohibitorum}.
[PJC]
Index error, the error in the reading of a mathematical
instrument arising from the zero of the index not being in
complete adjustment with that of the limb, or with its
theoretically perfect position in the instrument; a
correction to be applied to the instrument readings equal
to the error of the zero adjustment.
Index expurgatorius. [L.] See Index prohibitorius
(below).
Index finger. See Index, 5.
Index glass, the mirror on the index of a quadrant,
sextant, etc.
Index hand, the pointer or hand of a clock, watch, or other
registering machine; a hand that points to something.
Index of a logarithm (Math.), the integral part of the
logarithm, and always one less than the number of integral
figures in the given number. It is also called the
characteristic.
Index of refraction, or Refractive index (Opt.), the
number which expresses the ratio of the sine of the angle
of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction. Thus
the index of refraction for sulphur is 2, because, when
light passes out of air into sulphur, the sine of the
angle of incidence is double the sine of the angle of
refraction.
Index plate, a graduated circular plate, or one with
circular rows of holes differently spaced; used in
machines for graduating circles, cutting gear teeth, etc.
Index prohibitorius [L.], or Prohibitory index (R. C.
Ch.), a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the
church to be read; the index expurgatorius [L.], or
expurgatory index, is a catalogue of books from which
passages marked as against faith or morals must be removed
before Catholics can read them. These catalogues are
published with additions, from time to time, by the
Congregation of the Index, composed of cardinals,
theologians, etc., under the sanction of the pope. --Hook.
Index rerum [L.], a tabulated and alphabetized notebook,
for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.
[1913 Webster]Characteristic \Char`ac*ter*is"tic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.
charact['e]ristique.]
Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character;
showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of
a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.
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Characteristic clearness of temper. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]Characteristic \Char`ac*ter*is"tic\, n.
1. A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element
of character; that which characterized. --Pope.
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The characteristics of a true critic. --Johnson.
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2. (Math.) The integral part (whether positive or negative)
of a logarithm.
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Characteristic
(gcide) | 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 how much the economy has slowed.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of
plants. --Arbuthnot.
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2. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a
pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of
a watch, a movable finger or other form of pointer on a
gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In
(printing), a sign [[hand]] (called also fist) used to
direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
[1913 Webster]
3. A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and
the like, in a book, usually giving the page on which a
particular word or topic may be found; -- usually
alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the
volume. Typically found only in non-fiction books.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
4. A prologue indicating what follows. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Anat.) The second finger, that next to the pollex
(thumb), in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; {index
finger}.
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6. (Math.) The figure or letter which shows the power or root
of a quantity; the exponent. [In this sense the plural is
always indices.]
[1913 Webster]
7. The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one
dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the
vertical index of the cranium.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8. A number providing a measure of some quantity derived by a
formula, usually a form of averaging, from multiple
quantities; -- used mostly in economics; as, the index of
leading indicators; the index of industrial production;
the consumer price index. See, for example, the {consumer
price index}.
[PJC]
9. (computers) A file containing a table with the addresses
of data items, arranged for rapid and convenient search
for the addresses.
[PJC]
10. (computers) A number which serves as a label for a data
item and also represents the address of a data item
within a table or array.
[PJC]
11. (R. C. Ch.), The Index prohibitorius, a catalogue of
books which are forbidden by the church to be read; also
called Index of forbidden books and {Index Librorum
Prohibitorum}.
[PJC]
Index error, the error in the reading of a mathematical
instrument arising from the zero of the index not being in
complete adjustment with that of the limb, or with its
theoretically perfect position in the instrument; a
correction to be applied to the instrument readings equal
to the error of the zero adjustment.
Index expurgatorius. [L.] See Index prohibitorius
(below).
Index finger. See Index, 5.
Index glass, the mirror on the index of a quadrant,
sextant, etc.
Index hand, the pointer or hand of a clock, watch, or other
registering machine; a hand that points to something.
Index of a logarithm (Math.), the integral part of the
logarithm, and always one less than the number of integral
figures in the given number. It is also called the
characteristic.
Index of refraction, or Refractive index (Opt.), the
number which expresses the ratio of the sine of the angle
of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction. Thus
the index of refraction for sulphur is 2, because, when
light passes out of air into sulphur, the sine of the
angle of incidence is double the sine of the angle of
refraction.
Index plate, a graduated circular plate, or one with
circular rows of holes differently spaced; used in
machines for graduating circles, cutting gear teeth, etc.
Index prohibitorius [L.], or Prohibitory index (R. C.
Ch.), a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the
church to be read; the index expurgatorius [L.], or
expurgatory index, is a catalogue of books from which
passages marked as against faith or morals must be removed
before Catholics can read them. These catalogues are
published with additions, from time to time, by the
Congregation of the Index, composed of cardinals,
theologians, etc., under the sanction of the pope. --Hook.
Index rerum [L.], a tabulated and alphabetized notebook,
for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.
[1913 Webster]Characteristic \Char`ac*ter*is"tic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.
charact['e]ristique.]
Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character;
showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of
a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.
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Characteristic clearness of temper. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]Characteristic \Char`ac*ter*is"tic\, n.
1. A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element
of character; that which characterized. --Pope.
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The characteristics of a true critic. --Johnson.
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2. (Math.) The integral part (whether positive or negative)
of a logarithm.
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Characteristical
(gcide) | Characteristical \Char`ac*ter*is"tic*al\, a.
Characteristic.
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Characteristically
(gcide) | Characteristically \Char`ac*ter*is"tic*al*ly\, adv.
In a characteristic manner; in a way that characterizes.
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Characterization
(gcide) | Characterization \Char`ac*ter*i*za"tion\, n.
The act or process of characterizing.
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Characterize
(gcide) | Characterize \Char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Characterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Characterizing.] [LL.
characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact['e]riser.]
1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or
traits; to make with distinctive features.
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European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian
faces are Characterized. --Arbuthnot.
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2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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3. To indicate the character of; to describe.
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Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to
characterize King William. --Johnson.
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4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the
character of.
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The softness and effeminacy which characterize the
men of rank in most countries. --W. Irving.
5. (Chem.) to identify the structure or nature of; as, the
antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by
HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin.
[PJC]
Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style;
particularize; entitle.
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characterized
(gcide) | characterized \characterized\ adj.
stated precisely; -- of the meaning of words or concepts.
[WordNet 1.5]Characterize \Char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Characterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Characterizing.] [LL.
characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact['e]riser.]
1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or
traits; to make with distinctive features.
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European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian
faces are Characterized. --Arbuthnot.
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2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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3. To indicate the character of; to describe.
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Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to
characterize King William. --Johnson.
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4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the
character of.
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The softness and effeminacy which characterize the
men of rank in most countries. --W. Irving.
5. (Chem.) to identify the structure or nature of; as, the
antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by
HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin.
[PJC]
Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style;
particularize; entitle.
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Characterized
(gcide) | characterized \characterized\ adj.
stated precisely; -- of the meaning of words or concepts.
[WordNet 1.5]Characterize \Char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Characterized; p. pr. & vb. n. Characterizing.] [LL.
characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact['e]riser.]
1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or
traits; to make with distinctive features.
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European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian
faces are Characterized. --Arbuthnot.
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2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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3. To indicate the character of; to describe.
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Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to
characterize King William. --Johnson.
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4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the
character of.
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The softness and effeminacy which characterize the
men of rank in most countries. --W. Irving.
5. (Chem.) to identify the structure or nature of; as, the
antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by
HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin.
[PJC]
Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style;
particularize; entitle.
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