[Home](./index.md) > [@datashaper/schema](./schema.md) > [Field](./schema.field.md) > [nature](./schema.field.nature.md) ## Field.nature property Data nature. This is primarily applicable to numbers, which have different characters that define how we should display them in charts. default: continuous TODO: there is a large block of nature-related content in CauseDis. is some of this transient application state? how much do we need to carry in a schema? Signature: ```typescript nature?: VariableNature; ```