characteristic vs typical

characteristic is a noun but typical is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
characteristic	Yes	Yes	No	No
typical	No	Yes	No	No

characteristic (noun)	typical (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)	typical (adjective)
typical or distinctive	exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
	of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
	conforming to a type