Character

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Character(s) may refer to:

• Character (arts), an agent in a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc.
• Character (biology), the abstraction of an observable physical or biochemical trait of an organism
• Character structure, a psychological system of personal traits
• Moral character, an evaluation of a particular individual's moral qualities
• Sacramental character, a Catholic teaching
• Player character, a fictional character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or whose actions are directly chosen by a player.

In symbols:

• Character (computing), a unit of information roughly corresponding to a grapheme
• Character (symbol), a sign or symbol
• Chinese character, a written language symbol

In mathematics:

• Character (mathematics), a type of function used in algebra

In accounting:

• Character (income tax), a type of income for tax purposes in the USA

In entertainment:

• Character (1997 film), based on the novel by Dutch author Ferdinand Bordewijk
• Character (album), by Dark Tranquillity
• Characters (album), by Stevie Wonder
• Character Options, a toy company
• The Characters, a book by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus

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