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This dog breed has a number of desirable traits.
honesty is one of her defining traits
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The quantitative risk-takers of the River and those who take physical risks—astronauts, deep-sea explorers, NFL players—have these traits in common.
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Nate Silver, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
Once the model has learned the defining traits of your ideal wine enthusiasts, it can be applied to score the entire prospect universe, surfacing the individuals with the highest likelihood to convert.
—Agastya Kumar Komarraju, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
According to astrology, each zodiac sign corresponds with unique personality traits and characteristics.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
The same assumptions were on display during Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, in which a shockingly large number of credentialed and productive members of American society exposed the depths of their prejudice toward those who shared the justice’s demographic traits.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
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Nate Silver, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
Once the model has learned the defining traits of your ideal wine enthusiasts, it can be applied to score the entire prospect universe, surfacing the individuals with the highest likelihood to convert.
—Agastya Kumar Komarraju, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
According to astrology, each zodiac sign corresponds with unique personality traits and characteristics.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
The same assumptions were on display during Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, in which a shockingly large number of credentialed and productive members of American society exposed the depths of their prejudice toward those who shared the justice’s demographic traits.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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trait
noun1
: a quality that sets one person or thing off from another : peculiarity sense 2
curiosity is one of her notable traits
2
: an inherited characteristic
dominant and recessive traits
Etymology
from early French trait "the act of pulling," from Latin tractus, past participle of trahere "to pull, drag" — related to trace entry 1, trace entry 3
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