The phrase "an array of characteristics" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the many qualities or features of a person or thing. For example, "The professor has an array of characteristics that make her a great teacher."
To provide further evidence that the differences in the ten behaviors are a result of the variations in the DAT1 VNTR rather than the differences in other individual and socioeconomic characteristics, we examined the differences in an array of background characteristics between those with the 9R/9R genotype and those with the Any10R genotype.
As an intellectual exercise, Dr. Lewis last year created a map of his own that plots 10 California regions, bound by an array of shared characteristics.
The use of road safety features is probably determined by an array of local characteristics (demography, weather, existing road design) that require more research.
In practice, most analysts use econometric methods to control for an array of observable characteristics that vary across education levels, such as parental background and labor market experience.
To identify the link between income inequality and mortality, we adjusted for an array of country characteristics.
The Audit Commission hospital data provided an array of general characteristics: a subset was chosen which was more particularly related to cancer (although not separated by tumour type).
Data bases and predictive simulation models are available for identifying biomimetic cell-penetrating peptides based upon an array of protein characteristics [ 14– 16].
Individuals with PBDs exhibit an array of clinical characteristics including ichthyosis, facial dysmorphology, retinitis pigmentosa, cataracts, deafness, hepatic disease, adrenal insufficiency, renal cysts, chondrodysplasia punctata, hypotonia, cerebral dysgenesis, and various forms of developmental, mental and physical retardation.
Because OH formation may be driven by an array of PM characteristics or constituents such as surface area, size, transition metal, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or quinone content (Knaapen et al. 2002, 2004; Nel 2005), its direct measurement is appealing as a way of integrating these various parameters into a single measure of toxicity.
The NRC said that its study, the largest quantitative analysis of its kind ever conducted in the United States, is intended to offer a comprehensive comparison of doctoral programs across a wide array of characteristics, providing information that universities can use in their strategic planning for departments and programs.
