characteristic vs indivisible

characteristic

noun
  • For a given field or ring, a natural number that is either the smallest positive number n such that n instances of the multiplicative identity (1) summed together yield the additive identity (0) or, if no such number exists, the number 0. 

  • A distinguishing feature of a person or thing. 

  • The integer part of a logarithm. 

  • The distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.). 

adj
  • Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing. 

indivisible

noun
  • An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division. 

  • That which cannot be divided or split. 

adj
  • Incapable of being divided; atomic. 

  • Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder. 

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