The probationary period usually runs from six months to one year and gives the supervisor or manager an opportunity to evaluate an employeeâs performance and conduct on the job, provide remedial opportunities and, if it is necessary, remove or reassign the employee.
(genetics) Characteristics or attributes of an organism that are expressed by genes and/or influenced by the environment. Supplement. Traits include physical attributes of an organism such as hair color, leaf shape, size, etc., and behavioral characteristics, such as bird nesting. Word origin: L tractus. See also: phenotype, inheritance, gene. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page.
Characteristic. Definition. noun, plural: characteristics. (1) A distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual, thing, disorder, etc. (2) A distinctive mark, feature, attribute, or property of an individual or thing. adjective. Being a feature or trait that helps identify an individual, thing, etc. Supplement. For instance, a living thing is considered alive when it shows the following general characteristics: 1  It is made up of cell (s).