individuation vs trait

individuation and trait both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
individuation	Yes	No	No	No
trait	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trait is a hypernym of individuation; that is, trait is a word with a broader meaning than individuation:

individuation (noun)	trait (noun)
the quality of being individual	a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
discriminating the individual from the generic group or species