What's the difference between characteristic and logical?

Characteristic


Definition:

  • (a.) Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.
  • (n.) A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized.
  • (n.) The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The assembly reaction is accompanied by characteristic changes in fluorescence emission and dichroic absorption.
  • (2) The angiographic appearances are highly characteristic and equal in value to a histological diagnosis.
  • (3) The femoral component, made of Tivanium with titanium mesh attached to it by a new process called diffusion bonding, retains superalloy fatigue strength characteristics.
  • (4) Structure assignment of the isomeric immonium ions 5 and 6, generated via FAB from N-isobutyl glycine and N-methyl valine, can be achieved by their collision induced dissociation characteristics.
  • (5) The effects of sessions, individual characteristics, group behavior, sedative medications, and pharmacological anticipation, on simple visual and auditory reaction time were evaluated with a randomized block design.
  • (6) It is quite interesting to analyse which gene of the virus determines the characteristics of the virus.
  • (7) In this paper, we show representative experiments illustrating some characteristics of the procedure which may have wide application in clinical microbiology.
  • (8) The clinical and radiologic characteristics of this unusual tumor are discussed.
  • (9) The dependence of fluorescence polarization of stained nerve fibres on the angle between the fibre axis and electrical vector of exciting light (azimuth characteristics) has been considered.
  • (10) Extensive studies during recent years have shown that the interaction between hormone and membrane-bound receptor can affect the receptor characteristics in at least two ways.
  • (11) These cells contained organelles characteristic of the maturation stage ameloblast and often extended to the enamel surface, suggesting a possible origin from the ameloblast layer.
  • (12) The correlates of three characteristics of familial networks (i.e., residential proximity, family affection, and family contact) were examined among a national sample of older Black Americans.
  • (13) The performance characteristics of the CCD are well documented and understood, having been quantified by many experimenters, especially in the physical sciences.
  • (14) The obtained results are used to study the relation between the acoustic characteristics of these vowels and the corresponding articulatory dimensions.
  • (15) Importantly, these characteristics were strong predictors of subsequent mortality.
  • (16) These same molecules may be equally responsible for the pathologic characteristics of the immune response seen, for example, in inflammatory bowel diseases.
  • (17) Periosteal chondroma is an uncommon benign cartilagenous lesion, and its importance lies primarily in its characteristic radiographic and pathologic appearance which should be of assistance in the differential diagnosis of eccentric lesions of bones.
  • (18) In the case of nonspecific loading highly trained individuals may have low VT values close to the level characteristic for normal subjects.
  • (19) This exploratory survey of 100 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was conducted (1) to learn about the types and frequencies of disability law-related problems encountered as a result of having RA, and (2) to assess the respective relationships between the number of disability law-related problems reported and the patients' sociodemographic and RA disease characteristics.
  • (20) These two types of transfer functions are appropriate to explain the transition to anaerobic metabolism (anaerobic threshold), with a hyperbolic transfer characteristic representing a graded transition; and a sigmoid transfer characteristic representing an abrupt transition.

Logical


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties.
  • (a.) According to the rules of logic; as, a logical argument or inference; the reasoning is logical.
  • (a.) Skilled in logic; versed in the art of thinking and reasoning; as, he is a logical thinker.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It would seem logical to select an antihypertensive drug that does not reduce exercise capacity when treating physically active patients with mild and moderate hypertension.
  • (2) In clinical situations in which complement is damaging, the logical therapy should be, if at all possible, the removal of the activated complement components from the circulation.
  • (3) Opposition to legal abortion takes magical thinking and a lack of logic | Jessica Valenti Read more The only female Republican candidate for the White House has doubled down on her restrictive position over reproductive rights since a successful debate performance .
  • (4) The rationale for this assumption seems logical because using all of the available accommodation is not sustainable without discomfort.
  • (5) He always had a logical approach to his arguments and I would have described him as fair at the time.
  • (6) Greece sincerely had no intention of clashing with its partners, Varoufakis insisted, but the logic of austerity was such that policies conducted in its embrace could only fail.
  • (7) The ordered aspect of the genetic code table makes this result a plausible starting point for studies of the origin and evolution of the genetic code: these could include, besides a more refined optimization principle at the logical level, some effects more directly related to the physico-chemical context, and the construction of realistic models incorporating both aspects.
  • (8) The diagnosis of cervical injuries may be facilitated by following a logical pattern of analysis searching for abnormalities of alignment and anatomy, of bony integrity, of the cartilage or joint spaces, and of the soft tissues.
  • (9) The end of the cold war and a reshaping of the threats faced by the UK had undermined the logic of nuclear deterrence strategy, he said.
  • (10) Cameron knew the latter option was not open to him, and had the guts to follow where the implacable logic led.
  • (11) Results reveal a logical, understandable, and largely adaptive response to intractable seizures and offer little support for the concept of a dysfunctional or pathological interictal personality style.
  • (12) It imposes a standard of logical reductionism and methodological purity that not only violates the nature of psychoanalytic knowledge, but imposes an invalid standard of verification and scientific confirmation.
  • (13) A second, un-named Encephalitozoon-like intestinal microsporidia has been identified in five AIDS patients with chronic diarrhea; because it infects lamina propria macrophages, it was logical to investigate its dissemination.
  • (14) Bypass of surgically inaccessible stenoses or occlusions appears to be a logical technique to prevent future stroke but there is much uncertainty about the clinical indications for surgery and even the natural history of the lesions being bypassed.
  • (15) The apotheosis of the cockamamie logic surrounding the sale, is the idea that some of the City institutions set to make a killing may own our pensions.
  • (16) The strict logic is on Sir Menzies's side, but Britain's asymmetric devolution is not unique.
  • (17) So, logic would dictate that if Greeks are genuinely in favour of reform – and opinion polls have consistently shown wide support for many of the structural changes needed – they would be foolish to give these two parties another chance.
  • (18) Therefore it would be valuable to use a representation that would allow: knowledge transfer between different systems, users, experts and 'importers' to be able to evaluate the logic, experts to easily input their knowledge and be guided how to use the syntax.
  • (19) the institutional logic: child's age when admitted, institutional categories.
  • (20) The implications of these observations in supporting a model of phleomycin amplification proposed previously (6) and their utility in providing a logic for developing a new class of antibiotics are discussed.