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Latest revision as of 12:52, 31 May 2009
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.
In mathematics, characteristic may refer to
- Characteristic of a field [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Characteristic function [r]: A function on a set which takes the value 1 on a given subset and 0 on its complement. [e]
- Characteristic polynomial [r]: The polynomial attached to a square matrix or endomorphism det(A-XI)=0. [e]
- Characteristic subgroup [r]: A subgroup which is mapped to itself by any automorphism of the whole group. [e]