n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ker-ik-t ə - ' ris-tik, ˌ ka-rik-
Function: noun
Date: 1664
1 : a distinguishing trait, quality, or property
2 : the integral part of a common logarithm
3 : the smallest positive integer n which for an operation in a ring or field yields 0 when any element is used n times with the operation