. . . . "0"^^ . "characteristic"@en-us . . . . . . "0"^^ . . . "105102576"@en-us . . "the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2"@en-us . "06813310-n"^^ . . . . "106394499"@en-us . . . . . "106813310"^^ . . . "characteristic"^^ .