Characterization (mathematics)
TERM IN MATHEMATICS
Characterisation (mathematics); Characterization theorems; Characterization theorem; Characterisation theorem; Characterisation theorems
In mathematics, a characterization of an object is a set of conditions that, while different from the definition of the object, is logically equivalent to it. To say that "Property P characterizes object X" is to say that not only does X have property P, but that X is the only thing that has property P (i.