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char·ac·teri·za·tion (kar′ək tər ə zā′s̸hən, kar′ik-)

noun

  1. the act of characterizing
  2. the delineation of character or creation of characters in a play, story, etc.

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characterization Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • protein: Future directions include: Further expression profiling and functional characterization of novel platelet surface proteins.

Converse of object

  • allow: The PSP data allowed direct characterization of long term vegetation changes.

Adjective modifier

  • molecular: Molecular characterization of the Rep protein of the black gram isolate of Indian mungbean yellow mosaic virus.

Modifies a noun

  • theory: The tutorial will cover a range of topics of current interest in device characterization theory and implementation.

Noun used with modifier

  • spec: Mass spec characterization: Mass spectrometry of the purified protein preparation revealed two peaks.
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characterization quotes

The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato. 904

-Whitehead, Alfred North

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