Characteristic vs. Idiosyncrasy

Characteristicadjective

Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

Characteristicnoun

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

Characteristicnoun

(mathematics) The integer part of a logarithm.

Characteristicnoun

(nautical) The distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.).

Characteristicnoun

For a given field or ring, a natural number that is either the smallest positive number n such that n instances of the multiplicative identity (1) summed together yield the additive identity (0) or, if no such number exists, the number 0.

Characteristicadjective

Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.

Characteristicnoun

A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized.

Characteristicnoun

The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.

Characteristicnoun

a prominent aspect of something;

Characteristicnoun

a distinguishing quality

Characteristicnoun

the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2

Characteristicnoun

any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

Characteristicadjective

typical or distinctive;

Characteristicadjective

typical of a particular person, place, or thing

Characteristicnoun

a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them

Characteristicnoun

the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number.

Idiosyncrasynoun

A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.

Idiosyncrasynoun

A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.

Idiosyncrasynoun

(medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.

Idiosyncrasynoun

A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.

Idiosyncrasynoun

A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity.

Idiosyncrasynoun

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

Idiosyncrasynoun

a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual

Idiosyncrasynoun

a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing

Idiosyncrasynoun

an abnormal physical reaction by an individual to a food or drug.

Idiosyncrasy

An idiosyncrasy is an unusual feature of a person (though there are also other uses, see below). It can also mean an odd habit.