die Charakteristika
Translation
characteristics, features, traits
Examples
Die typischen Charakteristika dieser Epoche sind...
The typical characteristics of this era are...
Er nannte die wichtigsten Charakteristika des Produkts.
He named the most important characteristics of the product.
Grammar Patterns
the characteristics ((of sth.)) The typical characteristics of this era are...
Similar Words
Merkmale (features), Eigenschaften (properties), Kennzeichen (signs)
Etymology
Plural of 'das Charakteristikum'. It's a noun of Latin origin, common in academic language, where neuter nouns often end in '-a' in the plural.
Memory Tips
Sounds very similar to 'characteristics'. Note that 'Charakteristika' is plural, like 'data' is the plural of 'datum'.