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characteristic vs peculiar

peculiar vs characteristic

characteristic is a noun but peculiar is not a noun.

characteristic and peculiar both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
characteristic Yes Yes No No
peculiar No Yes No No
characteristic (noun) peculiar (noun)
a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
characteristic (adjective) peculiar (adjective)
typical or distinctive characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
markedly different from the usual; special
Difference between characteristic and peculiar

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